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Schaiblingsturm

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Schaiblingsturm

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Location: Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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SaRie

August 31, 2018

Historically, some things about the Schaiblingsturm have already been told here.

So just briefly: I think it's a very nice photo motif! Benches nearby invite you to linger and in the city wall behind you can discover other interesting photo motifs; these discoveries are also very exciting for children.

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Kauai

December 14, 2016

The Schaiblingsturm is one of Passau's landmarks. It stands on the south side of Passau's old town near the Ortspitze on a rock rising up from the Inn at the Innkai.
Source: regiowiki.pnp.de/index.php/Schaiblingsturm

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Heinz

December 29, 2016

The Schaiblingsturm is one of Passau's landmarks. It stands on the south side of Passau's old town near the Ortspitze on a rock rising up from the Inn at the Innkai. Its name can probably be derived from the conical shape of the tower walls: Scheibe – Schaibling. The round tower with the high pointed helmet is a witness to the medieval city fortifications of Passau.

The tower is now owned by the city of Passau, and the director of the Leopoldinum holds the keys.

The Schaiblingsturm was built around 1250 as a bulwark against attacks on the Inn. He is a silent witness from the time when Passau was an important trading center. Another important function of the tower was the protection from the waves of the Inn for the Inn ships that came ashore. In 1481 the tower was renovated. According to the city chronicle, trees were felled for the conical roof truss, which today is one of the few medieval roof structures not destroyed by the city fires. At that time, the document called the “Scheibling Yhnn Thurn und Stadl”. In 1481, Rueland Frueauf the Elder painted a mural on the river side on behalf of the Schifferzeche, which showed Christophorus and Nikolaus, the patron saints of boatmen. It was restored in 1921, but then it weathered badly.

The tower was also used to store powder and during the salt trade, the Inn ships, the so-called "Hallaschen", docked here. Directly in front of the tower downstream there was a cable ferry to the Innstadt until 1957. It also housed security guards and was spared from the city fires. After secularization, it served as a warehouse and temporarily as an event building.

In the last century, from 1935, the Hitler Youth resided in the tower. In 1946 Albert Hehn (Sascha Hehn's father), who was then employed by the Kammerspiele Passau, moved in there. In the 20th century, the tower is said to have been inhabited by artists and editors at times. The idea of using it as a homeless shelter has not caught on in the past.

In 1970, the tower became the property of the Gymnasium Leopoldinum and has since been used up to 20 times a year for reading nights, seminars, student council meetings and sometimes also for lessons.
Source: regiowiki.pnp.de/index.php/Schaiblingsturm

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