Stiegelgässer gate
The Stiegelgässer Tor (also Stiegelpforte) is an old city gate of the former fortifications of Ober-Ingelheim .
Surname
The name Stiegel is derived from a footbridge over which one had to pass the gate to get into the village. The road through it (Stiegelgasse) also bears witness to this former footbridge.
architecture
The gate consists of two towers, the west tower of which is very well preserved, the eastern one is not. At the western gate tower, the battlements and the stairs have been preserved.
history
The gate was built in the 13th century as the southernmost connection to Großwinternheim . It was also possible to enter the village through this gate in the evening when the main gate was closed. The well-preserved west tower is now privately owned, only the east tower is owned by the city of Ingelheim am Rhein .
Others
Car traffic still passes through the Stiegelgässer Tor today, and this will not change in the near future.
literature
- Karl Heinz Henn: The fortifications of Ober-Ingelheim. in: Contributions to Ingelheim History, Issue 36, 1987
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Coordinates: 49 ° 57 '32 " N , 8 ° 3' 38.8" E