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Seelturm and Zundeltor
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The Seelturm , sometimes also called the Zundeltorturm or Zundeltortürmchen , is a tower in Ulm .

history

The approximately 20 meter high tower with a hipped roof was built in the 14th century as part of the Ulm fortifications on the Zundeltor at the Seelengraben. It was named after the Seelengraben on which it stands, or after the Seelhaus in Griesbadgasse, which still existed at the time. There, religious sisters cared for “poor souls”, that is, lepers , other sick people and those in need. The tower owes its second name to the tinder that was stored there in the 18th century.

Joseph Furttenbach converted the defense tower into a water tower around 1638 . He closed the originally open side that was facing the city. In the arch of the Zundel Gate you can still see the entrance to the well house, into which the water was directed. The blue flowing outside the city wall at that time , which was routed through the city moat at today's Olgastraße, drove the pumping station, with the help of which the water was pumped about 15 meters high into a water tank made of oak wood with a copper lining. In addition to the Seelturm, four other towers were used to ensure the city's water supply in times of need: the Gremlinger Tower, the fountain at the Kohlenstadel, where the atlantic fountain is today, one at the Neutor and the bell fountain at the Frauentor, where the Dolphin fountain was located.

It was not until 1874 that Ulm was supplied with water in another way; the Seelturm continued to supply the slaughterhouse with water until the water tank was removed from the tower. Then two floors were drawn into the Seelturm.

At the Seelturm there is now a fountain reminiscent of the Griesbadmichel. This is considered the Ulm original . He was in the tavern at the Griesbad Hausknecht, collected earthworms with a lantern at night and is one of the defining figures in the Ulm fisherman's joust .

The tower is now owned by the city of Ulm and is used by the German Alpine Association as a youth room.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Seelturm
  2. ↑ a b State-of-the-art water supply and quirky originals ( Memento from April 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ History of the Seelturm

Coordinates: 48 ° 24 ′ 6 "  N , 9 ° 59 ′ 59.5"  E