In the east of the city is the Dessau gate tower, which was built in 1608. With a wall thickness of 1.65 m and a side length of 8 m, it is the strongest of the three remaining gate towers. Interesting on its north side is the machicolation (possibly it was also a "toilet"). This tower is also known as the rattle stork tower because a stork family raises its young here every year.

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Dessau Gate Tower (Aken)

Dessau gate tower Aken
The Dessauer Torturm is a city gate tower that is part of the historic city fortifications in the town of Aken in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district in Saxony-Anhalt.
Source de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dessauer_Torturm_(Aken)

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Location and name
The gate tower is located in the northeast of the old town of Aken (Elbe) on Dessauer Straße. A little further east the street becomes Dessauer Chaussee. The connection to the city on the Mulde gave the name to the city gate and the streets.
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Location: Aken (Elbe), Anhalt-Bitterfeld, Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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