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Osthofentor

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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2. Osthofentor – Soest Old Town loop from Bad Sassendorf

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3. Osthofentor loop from Soest

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buskultur

March 17, 2016

The Osthofentor is a city gate of the Hanseatic city of Soest on the Hellweg, newly built between 1594 and 1603. The sandstone building is the last remaining of what were once eight main and two side gates.

In 1534, the gate complex was the place of execution for ten Anabaptists, presumably missionaries of the Münster Anabaptist kingdom.

In 1965, it was depicted in the German Federal Post's stamp series German Buildings from Twelve Centuries.

The museum of the city's history was set up in the Osthofentor between 1978 and 1982. It has a collection of 25,000 medieval crossbow bolts. This is the old defense treasure of the city of Soest, which was housed in the tower of St. Patrokli until the beginning of the 19th century, which belonged not to the church but to the city and also served as an armory.

The Osthofentor can also be found in miniature alongside other outstanding German monuments in the Mini-Europe in Brussels.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osthofentor

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buskultur

March 17, 2016

Today the Osthofentor Museum is housed there.

Medieval military and weapon history, urban development from the Middle Ages to modern times, residential construction in Soest from the beginning to today, seals from 1149 to the 20th century, coins from the 10th to 18th centuries, historical crossbow bolts from the 14th to 16th centuries...

soest.de/03leben_wohnen/kultur/museen/117040100000008044.php

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Jake the hiker

September 14, 2020

This well-preserved former city gate of Soest is a must-see

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