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Schwalmpforte and Torschänke Brüggen

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Schwalmpforte and Torschänke Brüggen

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Schwalmpforte and Torschänke Brüggen

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Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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March 5, 2018

Hiking

Through the Schwalm gate, which was designed as a weir - one of the two former gates of the Brüggen Fortress - one reached Dutch-Spanish territory as soon as one had half crossed the then border river Schwalm. From the Schwalm you can still see the size of the former fortress gates by the edge of the gate. The customs station and the renting agency were also located in the Schwalmpforte. In 1770 the Rentei received its present form.
Source: brueggen.de/tourismus-kultur/sehenswuerdheiten/112-schwalmpforte-torschaenke

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December 23, 2021

Hiking

The restaurant Torez is located in the building of the former Schwalmpforte, the structural remainder of the former city fortifications of Bruges histor. Gatehouse with beer garden at Schwalm

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Stephan N

December 29, 2024

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Through the Schwalm Gate (one of the two gates of Brüggen Fortress), which was designed as a defensive structure, you could reach Dutch-Spanish territory as soon as you had crossed …

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