Wassertorstrasse 6 (Quedlinburg)

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House Wassertorstrasse 6

The house at Wassertorstraße 6 is a listed building in the city of Quedlinburg in Saxony-Anhalt .

location

The building is located southeast of the Quedlinburger Schloßberg in the Westendorf district . It forms the eastern end of the Wassertorstraße and emerges from the street to the north. The house is registered in the Quedlinburg Monument Register and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site .

Architecture and history

The narrow, elongated half-timbered house was created according to an inscription on the building in 1672. The upper storey of the two-storey building overhangs. The half-timbered figure of the half man can be found in the facade . The eastern gable wall is formed by a wall made of rubble stones . The short section of the wall is a remnant of the water gate that was demolished in 1861 .

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Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ′ 7.4 ″  N , 11 ° 8 ′ 20.7 ″  E