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DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyHesse
Gießen District
Marburg-BiedenkopfMarburgKalbstor (Medieval City Gate)
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Frank Skibbe
October 5, 2019
Hiking
The late Romanesque calf gate belonged to the old city wall, which enclosed the entire western suburb. It is almost completely preserved on the west side, where the calf gate is also located. The name Kalbstor comes from the family of the Knight von Kalb, who were responsible for guarding the gate in the past.
Source: https: //marburg-net.de/bettinaturm.html
Source: https: //marburg-net.de/bettinaturm.html
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Sopho, Micha, Frieda & Bella 🐶🐾
March 18, 2021
Hiking
Marburg's only medieval city gate that is accessible today was built in the course of a city expansion around 1230/35.
Marburg, surrounded by a strong wall, then extended around the castle in a semicircle between four city gates.
For safety reasons, the calf gate was closed at the beginning of the Thirty Years War (1618 to 1648) and only reopened in 1874.
In the area of the calf gate, large parts of the old city wall have been preserved on both sides to this day.
(Source: marburg-tourismus.de)
Marburg, surrounded by a strong wall, then extended around the castle in a semicircle between four city gates.
For safety reasons, the calf gate was closed at the beginning of the Thirty Years War (1618 to 1648) and only reopened in 1874.
In the area of the calf gate, large parts of the old city wall have been preserved on both sides to this day.
(Source: marburg-tourismus.de)
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Stefan Rüger
December 24, 2020
Hiking
The entrance to the upper town from the west, if you will.
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Location: Marburg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany