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Darmstadt District

Odenwaldkreis
Michelstadt

Michelstadt theft tower

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Darmstadt District

Odenwaldkreis
Michelstadt

Michelstadt theft tower

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Michelstadt theft tower

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    December 4, 2022

    The Michelstadt Thieves' Tower was built around 950 AD. It is believed to have once been part of the local castle complex. Both the medieval city wall and the castle moat have survived to this day. From 1312 onward, the impressive Thieves' Tower served as a prison. The building had neither doors nor windows in its lower section. The prisoners were lowered into their cells by a rope from the floor above.

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      January 26, 2020

      For centuries, the Thieves' Tower served, among other things, as the city's prison. In 1972, the tower received a new "hood" with a tower room, after the old one had collapsed in 1795. 😀

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        March 18, 2020

        A medieval city tour is a must here. This gives you the opportunity to visit the tower from the inside. Really creepy

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          Location: Michelstadt, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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