Pocket gate
| Pocket gate | ||
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 Pocket gate in Merkendorf |
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| place | Merkendorf | |
| Construction year | 15th century | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 12 '11.1 " N , 10 ° 42' 14.1" E | |
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The pocket gate on Adlerstrasse in the town of Merkendorf in the Franconian Lake District ( Middle Franconia ) is part of the town's fortifications .
construction
The pocket gate is a two-story gate tower with a flat hipped roof and small windows. It looks rather simple and was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1766 . To the north of the pocket gate there was a gatehouse until the 1950s , which had to give way to the heavy traffic. A pedestrian breakthrough was made through the city wall at the site of the guard house. There is an apartment in the tower.
literature
- Wilhelm Koch : Worth seeing Merkendorf - little city guide . In: 600 years of the city of Merkendorf 1398 - 1998 . Merkendorf 1998, p. 106.
- Wilhelm Koch: Worth seeing Merkendorf . In: Merkendorfer herb in the past and present . Merkendorf 2008, p. 18.
Web links
Commons : Pocket gate - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilhelm Koch: Worth seeing Merkendorf . In: Merkendorfer herb in the past and present . Merkendorf 2008, p. 18.