Swineherd Tower
The swine shepherd tower , also known as the pig tower , is a medieval defense tower of the listed city fortifications of the city of Quedlinburg in Saxony-Anhalt .
location
The tower is located in the eastern part of the old city fortifications of the historic Quedlinburger Neustadt, on the east side of the street Hinter der Mauer.
History and architecture
The swineherd tower stands directly on the eastern city wall of Quedlinburg Neustadt. It is designed as a shell tower so that the side facing the city is open. In later times the tower was included in a small group of houses. Currently (as of 2014) the tower is unused.
literature
- Falko Grubitzsch in: Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments . Saxony-Anhalt. Volume 1: Ute Bednarz, Folkhard Cremer and others: Magdeburg administrative region. Revision. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich et al. 2002, ISBN 3-422-03069-7 , page 741.
- State Office for the Preservation of Monuments of Saxony-Anhalt (Ed.): List of monuments in Saxony-Anhalt. Volume 7: Falko Grubitzsch, with the participation of Alois Bursy, Mathias Köhler, Winfried Korf, Sabine Oszmer, Peter Seyfried and Mario Titze: Quedlinburg district. Volume 1: City of Quedlinburg. Fly head, Halle / Saale 1998, ISBN 3-910147-67-4 , page 52.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Falko Grubitzsch in: Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments . Saxony-Anhalt. Volume 1: Ute Bednarz, Folkhard Cremer and others: Magdeburg administrative region. Revision. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich et al. 2002, ISBN 3-422-03069-7 , page 741.
Cultural monuments in the Behind the Wall in Quedlinburg
Coordinates: 51 ° 47 '17.4 " N , 11 ° 9' 9.6" E