Zollturm and Zolltor Höchst

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Hesse

Zollturm and Zolltor Höchst

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Zollturm and Zolltor Höchst

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Location: Hesse, Germany

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December 2, 2019

Hiking

As a direct access to the Main and as a customs station, the Zollturm (Customs Tower) or the associated Zolltor (Customs Gate) were of particular importance for a long time. Today, the city tower houses the Höchster Geschichtsverein (Höchst Historical Society).

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Thomas 🖤💚

February 8, 2021

Hiking

The customs tower with the customs gate is part of the Höchst city fortifications and its basic structure dates from the middle of the 14th century; according to a dendrochronological report, its completion is before 1360. Like the neighboring house Der Karpfen, the customs tower was badly damaged in the Thirty Years War and in 1664 rebuilt. The eye-catching timber frame construction on the north side of the customs gate is a supporting device on which the building rests.

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Piet

June 30, 2026

Gravel riding

Anyone who reduces Höchst to its first impression (usually a train station, shopping street, or industrial park) does this city (a district of Frankfurt since 1971) a great injustice.
The Schlossplatz, the old town, the castle itself, the Bolongaropalast, or the Main riverbank are a gem that most people don't associate with the name Höchst. Stroll through it, breathe in history, drink Äppler, but above all, don't "ignore" it.

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