Obertor Nassau
Hiking Highlight
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This Highlight is in a protected area
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The upper gate was part of the city wall, which was built in 1200. It served as a checkpoint on the trade route to Wiesbaden.
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•October 24, 2022
The easternmost gate of the city fortifications, an octagonal tower on a square floor plan, built at the end of the 13th century.
Until 1978, a factory railway of the lead and silver works ran through the gate.
The "Bellicus the Blacksmith" monument is located directly at the upper gate.translated by•July 15, 2020
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