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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

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Werra-Meißner-Kreis
Eschwege

Nikolai Tower Eschwege

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Nikolai Tower Eschwege

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    November 7, 2020

    Mountain biking

    With a wide view. The tower can be climbed
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    August 25, 2019

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    Nikolaiturm (former church tower from 1455), highest tower of the city (47.62 m), today accessible as a lookout tower.
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    June 30, 2022

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    former St. Godehard and Nikolai Church. From the St. Godehard Church, which once stood on what is now Nikolaiplatz, only the so-called Klausturm has been preserved. The church was dedicated to St. Godehard of Hildesheim; they were called St. Godehardi until the 17th century. A secondary patronage of St. Nicholas has been documented since 1360. As early as 1599, a chronicler mentions the solitary Klausturm, stating that it was built in 1455. The four-storey Gothic tower has tracery windows on the upper floor. The rich structure with a gallery and a hood roof he received 1733-1736 in the baroque style
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    Location: Eschwege, Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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