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Marschiertor Aachen

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Elisenbrunnen Aachen – Puppet Fountain loop from Aachen Hauptbahnhof

5.52km

01:27

40m

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2. Gillesbachtal Landscape Park – Aachener Wald Forest Paths loop from Aachen Hauptbahnhof

17.0km

04:33

190m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Three-Country Point Vaalserberg – View of Gemmenich and Belgium loop from Aachen Hauptbahnhof

24.4km

06:42

400m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Sebastian Kowalke

February 15, 2018

The Marschiertor was part of the outer ring of Aachen's fortifications and withstood sieges and attacks for centuries. When the fortress walls were demolished during the expansion of Aachen, the Marschiertor escaped destruction and was preserved. It was badly damaged in the Second World War, but was later carefully repaired.

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

April 24, 2023

The former border gate to Burtscheid was part of the city wall in the 13th century and was primarily used as the main weapon headquarters. Together with ten other city gates and a ring of walls, the construction of the Marching Gate enabled the city to be well defended. Today the building is the headquarters of the Oecher Penn city guard, who also donated the sculpture by Klaus Gehlen, which commemorates the gate guards of the time, the Penn soldiers. In the evening it is worth taking a walk around the building, which is bathed in a warm light in the dark.
Source: aachen-tourismus.de/entdecken/gehenswuerdigkeiten/details/marschiertor

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Pete

July 24, 2022

This is an impressive building

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Elevation 240 m

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1. Elisenbrunnen Aachen – Puppet Fountain loop from Aachen Hauptbahnhof

2. Gillesbachtal Landscape Park – Aachener Wald Forest Paths loop from Aachen Hauptbahnhof

3. Three-Country Point Vaalserberg – View of Gemmenich and Belgium loop from Aachen Hauptbahnhof

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