Tiedex Gate

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Gatehouse of the Tiedex Gate
Pedestrian passage in the Tiedex gatehouse from the 20th century

The Tiedexer Tor was one of the city ​​gates of the Einbeck city fortifications in Lower Saxony .

Location and surroundings

It was located at the western end of Tiedexer Straße , which led from the market square to the gate. The old long-distance trade road , known as Einbeck's Heerstraße , ran from the gate to the passage at the Landwehr at the Klapperturm and further west to the Solling . Immediately in front of the Tiedexer Tor, the trade route was paved with numerous tree trunks up to two meters long, the remains of which were dated to the beginning of the 13th century by means of dendrochronological research.

In the vicinity of the Tiedexer Tor, the trade route led over a bridge that spanned the Krumme Wasser . The arch bridge, which was renewed in 1593, was uncovered in 2013 and was preserved under a new construction. Next to the bridge is the upper cat of the city fortifications.

The Marienstift was located northwest of the Tiedexer Tor . Since it was out of reach of the Upper Cat's cannons, its church was demolished in 1632 in anticipation of an attack by General Pappenheim . In addition, the eponymous place Tiedexen was there , which became a desert in the 14th century.

history

The gate was first mentioned in a document in 1322. Inside the gatehouse was the saying: If God himself builds the house and guards the city, the work is not in vain and the walls will remain safe.

In the summer of 1486 the western old town of Einbeck was inundated by the Krummen Wasser through the Tiedexer Tor.

During the time of the Kingdom of Westphalia , when Einbeck was part of the Leine department , the main gate was demolished in 1813. Only the southern gatehouse remained and was used as a residential building. A breakthrough was made through its ground floor in 1964, through which the footpath to Tiedexer Straße was laid.

monument

As a reminder, a memorial was erected next to the former location of the Tiedexer Tor as well as at the other gates of the city. These are swing doors made of wood.

literature

  • City of Einbeck (Ed.): 1974 to 2007. 33 years of urban redevelopment in Einbeck . 2007, p. 52-65 .
  • Andreas Heege : Einbeck in the Middle Ages . Isensee, Oldenburg 2002, ISBN 3-89598-836-7 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ulrich Scheuermann: In the flap, in: Joachim Göschel, Angelika Braun: Contributions to linguistics and phonetics: Festschrift for Joachim Göschel on his 70th birthday, 2001, p. 263
  2. ↑ Archeology at the bridge at Tiedexer Tor: Third arch of the Upper Cat found
  3. ↑ Explanation board at Tiedexer Tor
  4. ↑ HL Harland: History of the city of Einbeck: along with historical news about the city and the former county of Dassel, the villages, churches, chapels, monasteries, castles and noble seats around Einbeck . 1st volume. H. Ehlers, Einbeck 1854, p. 261 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Coordinates: 51 ° 49'9.2 "  N , 9 ° 51'49.7"  E