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Reichenbacher Tower (Görlitz)

Reichenbacher Tower (Görlitz)

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Reichenbacher Tower (Görlitz)

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Location: Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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1. Upper Market, Görlitz – Görlitz Town Hall Tower loop from Görlitz

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2. Görlitz Town Hall Tower – New Town Hall Görlitz loop from Görlitz

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3. Görlitz Town Hall Tower – Untermarkt (Lower Market), Görlitz loop from Görlitz

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Thomas 🖤💚

April 21, 2022

The Reichenbach Tower is a preserved part of the western city fortifications of Görlitz. At 51 meters, it is the tallest of the city's three surviving watchtowers and defense towers (the other two are the Nikolaiturm and the Dicke Turm). Only the town hall tower towers over it with a height of 63 meters.

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Sachsen Onkel

May 3, 2020

It is the highest of the three surviving watchtowers at Görlitz. It was first mentioned in 1376. In 1936, during the renovation work, steel anchors were embedded in the square section, which are covered by the twelve colored coats of arms.

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Alwin R 🚲

April 8, 2024

Reichenbach Tower

First mentioned in 1376, the tower has been rebuilt several times. Until 1848, it and the adjacent entrance to the city were connected to the Kaisertrutz (Imperial Fortress) by two high shield walls. The pedestrian passage in the tower was not built until 1869. After tension rods were installed to ensure the stability of the tower, the Görlitz painter Arno Henschel was commissioned to create the coats of arms. These depict the coats of arms of the states to which Görlitz has belonged throughout its history in the top row, and the coats of arms of the Six Cities below.

It was first mentioned in documents in 1376 as a tower protecting the western city gate.
1485: Construction of the battlements around the upper section, topped off with a slender wooden spire.
1521: The large rondel (the Kaisertrutz) was connected to the Reichenbach Tower and gate by two high shield walls.
1782: The Gothic spire was replaced by a copper Baroque dome.
1869: Construction of the pedestrian passage.
1904: The bell rang electronically for the first time.

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Elevation 210 m

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Reichenbacher Tower (Görlitz)

1. Upper Market, Görlitz – Görlitz Town Hall Tower loop from Görlitz

2. Görlitz Town Hall Tower – New Town Hall Görlitz loop from Görlitz

3. Görlitz Town Hall Tower – Untermarkt (Lower Market), Görlitz loop from Görlitz

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