Wolf Gate
The Wolfstor in Esslingen am Neckar , a major district town in Baden-Württemberg , was built around 1220 and is the city's oldest tower. The gate tower at Küferstraße 41 is a protected monument . The gate was first mentioned in 1268 as Obertor, from 1411 as Brottor and from 1551 as Wolfstor.
description
The long-distance trade route from Speyer to Ulm led through the gate tower . The massive gate tower with a square floor plan, a half-timbered outer wall facing the city and a crenellated crown has a curved full hipped roof , which is crowned by a bell tower. The ogival gate passage is decorated with Hohenstaufen lions. The name comes from the appearance of weathered Wolfstor Staufer lions that have more wolves similarity.
In 2013 a large pile of old editions of the "Schwäbische Rundschau" from the years 1893 to 1900 was found during renovation work on the former Oberesslingen rectory. This find shows, among other things, that the parish council decided in January 1898 to keep the church bells on the Wolfsturm and the parish council took note of this "with a note of thanks".
The roof of the tower with hollow tiles was recently renewed.
literature
- Monument Foundation Baden-Württemberg (Ed.): Monument Voice No. 3/2015, p. 9.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Historical Newspaper Fund in the future Hospice House . February 22, 2013 ( elk-wue.de [accessed December 7, 2016]).
Coordinates: 48 ° 44 ′ 22.6 " N , 9 ° 18 ′ 42.8" E