Stargarder Gate
The Stargarder Tor in Neubrandenburg was built in the first half of the 14th century in the style of North German brick Gothic . The gate system consists of the 18-meter-high front gate on the field side, the 24-meter-high main gate on the city side, the 40-meter-long kennel walls that connect them, and a half-timbered house integrated into the eastern kennel wall , which originally served as a customs house . Due to the boggy subsoil in the area, a zingel was dispensed with here , as was the case with other Neubrandenburg city gates. The fortifications originally included two upstream mills , of which only the Lohmühle has survived. At the height of the main gate, the gate system is connected to the city wall, with wall breakthroughs on both sides, which were made in 1909 to facilitate pedestrian traffic.
The construction time of the main gate could be determined on the basis of dendrochronological studies to the year 1311. From the city side, the main gate shows nine terracotta figures, called adorantesses , with open arms. They were probably only attached clearly after the gate was built, as there is a walled-up window behind the figure in the middle that is only visible from the inside. The New Gate also bears such jewelry with eight figures . Nothing is known about the symbolism and age of these figures.
In the front gate, the Neubrandenburg architect Josef Walter built an apartment in the course of the renovation work he led on the Neubrandenburg gate, which he lived in until his death in 2007. There is an exhibition in the main gate that can be viewed during city tours.
The name “Stargarder Tor” indicates the direction of the arterial road. It leads south in the direction of the former Stargard (now Stargard Castle ). In old writings, the gate is sometimes referred to as the Wendish or Wanzka Gate .
Stargarder Tor (field side of the front gate)
Main gate and customs house
City side of the main gate with nine terracotta figures
Upstream Lohmühle (today an inn)
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Coordinates: 53 ° 33 ′ 14.9 " N , 13 ° 15 ′ 40.5" E