Stone Tower (Dortmund)
The stone tower is a listed historical watchtower in Dortmund not far from the Westfalenhallen .
history
The tower was part of the military defenses of the medieval imperial city . He was part of the Landwehr , stood well in front of the immediate city fortifications of the historic city center and controlled the long-distance trade route leading south towards Cologne. It stands on the historical boundary of the Stadthagens, which has existed since the 13th century, the territory in front of the fortified city, in which municipal law applied.
Dortmund's Stadthagen was fortified in the 14th century. During the Soest feud in the middle of the 15th century, the stone tower was besieged and damaged by enemy troops, and subsequently reinforced in the lower part by thick brick walls. The lower half of the stone tower has been preserved in its original form, the upper half has been reconstructed.
In addition to this southern control room, there were five other guard stations around the city at a comparable distance: the Fredenturm in the north, the Ederloeswarte in the northeast, the Osterruterwarte in the east, the Bergfrede on the Emscher and the Westerruterwarte in the west. The stone tower was later in front of the Hörder Warte to the south on the border between the county of Dortmund and the county of Mark on the Emscher .
The stone tower is registered as a monument in the list of monuments of the city of Dortmund .
reachability
The stone tower is located south of the B1 , immediately west of the Westfalenhallen underground station . The U45 and U46 tram lines run there, as well as the 450 DSW21 bus line above ground .
Historical views
The stone tower after a drawing by Albert Ludorff around 1890.
The stone tower before and after its redesign.
The stone tower around 1900.
literature
- Christiane Althoff: The fortification of the city of Dortmund - results of the city core archeology. Dortmund 1996, ISBN 3-930504-00-7 .
- Tim Michalak : The Stadthagen. On the importance and function of the military forces at the borders of the imperial city field mark of Dortmund. In: Home Dortmund. 1/2002. City history in pictures and reports. Journal of the Historical Association for Dortmund and the Grafschaft Mark eV in connection with the Dortmund City Archives, pp. 12–15. ISSN 0932-9757
Web links
- Sights in Dortmund - Tower on Ardeystraße , Dortmund-Informative
Individual evidence
- ↑ No. A 0253. List of monuments of the city of Dortmund. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: dortmund.de - Das Dortmunder Stadtportal. Monument Authority of the City of Dortmund, April 14, 2014, archived from the original on September 15, 2014 ; accessed on June 11, 2014 (size: 180 kB). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ' N , 7 ° 28' E