Seetor (Angermünde)
The Seetor was part of the medieval city fortifications of Angermünde , a city in the Uckermark district in the state of Brandenburg .
history
In the Middle Ages Angermünde had a city fortification with a surrounding city wall made of field stones , which protected the city against attackers. The Seetor was the smallest of the four city gates and enabled citizens to pass through to the adjacent meadows and pastures as well as to fish on the Mündesee lake to the north . According to tradition, the water level in the Middle Ages was around two meters above the level in the 21st century. Since the neighboring buildings were also affected by floods, the Angermünders erected a bulwark , the remains of which were found during earthworks in the 20th century. Through amelioration it was possible to lower the water level of the lake several times in order to gain building land along the newly built Seestrasse and the Mündsee promenade. With the increasing industrialization of the city, the passages of the gates became too narrow for the coming traffic and were broken off. During this work, construction workers found a deer head and an illegible bronze plaque at the sea gate in 1827 . To commemorate the gate, the city has set up a hewn boulder in the shape of the gate and an information board at the corner of Seestrasse and Wasserstrasse.
legend
The sea gate is part of the Angermünder city arms. According to a legend , the Brandenburg margraves hunted in the area around Angermünde and drove a deer in front of them that wanted to save itself by jumping into the Mündesee. He crossed the lake and the lake gate and was then shot by a hunter. The event is remembered at the annual deer swimming .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tourism Association Angermünde e. V. (Hrsg.): Historic city center Angermünde , flyer, no date
Web links
- Seetor , website of the city of Angermünde, accessed on September 27, 2015.
Coordinates: 53 ° 1 ′ 12.6 ″ N , 14 ° 0 ′ 20.8 ″ E