Walls for 1341 and city walls for 1366 are attested as fortifications of the city of Goch. The stone gate was first mentioned in 1371. The three remaining city gates that were demolished in the early 19th century (Frauentor, Mühlentor, Vosstor) also came from the second half of the 14th century. In the 19th century the gate was used as a prison. On October 24, 1919, the southern central part collapsed. Johann Klein prevented the demolition at the time, so that the stone gate was repaired again. From 1930 it functions as a local museum. On October 1, 1936, the Steintor became the seat of the Hitler Youth. In 1919 it was restored after a partial collapse, as well as after the damage of the Second World War. Immediately after the war, the stone gate was used as the city's police station. 1956–1991 the stone gate served again as a museum, and from 1956 to 1976 also as the city archive. Today the rooms on the first floor are used as a carnival museum and the second floor is used by the local history and tourist association.

(de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steintor_(Goch))

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steffend

December 26, 2019

Today there is a carnival museum in the stone gate. The only surviving city gate

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Jake the hiker

May 1, 2024

Very impressive old city gate of Goch.

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