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Heertor (Romanesque City Gate of Fulda)

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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Heertor (Romanesque City Gate of Fulda)

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Heertor (Romanesque City Gate of Fulda)

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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Robert von der Haune

January 14, 2020

The Heertor stands a bit lost at the bus station - so it's not so easy to really look at it in peace. It does have a certain meaning.

The gate was built by Abbot Marquard in 1150 and rebuilt in the Middle Ages.

The Heertor in Fulda is today the oldest preserved Romanesque city gate in Germany and was once a transit point for traffic between Frankfurt, Erfurt and Leipzig.

No armies passed through the Heertor, as one might assume, but the name refers to the former neighboring Heerhof, mentioned in 1288 as "Herhove". This is to be interpreted as a princely manor.
The Fuldian peculiarity, according to which three important streets were outside the city wall, but still belonged to the protected city area, was taken into account by the fact that there were gates at the end of these streets for security.
The Fuldator or Folltor and the Johannistor at the end of Löherstraße, the Törle, also called Männleintor or Knipstor, at the end of Florengasse and the
Cläsgestor, named after Saint Nicholas, at the end of Petersgasse.

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Susanne

June 20, 2017

Small remnant, but still beautifully preserved, A blackboard on the gate indicates the history of the gates. In 1150, the gate was built by Abbot Marquard and rebuilt in the Middle Ages. The gate in Fulda is today the oldest surviving Romanesque city gate of Germany and was once a transit point for traffic between Frankfurt, Erfurt and Leipzig.

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Mike 🇪🇺

May 17, 2018

The still well-preserved Herrtor stands at the bus station and invites you to pass once.

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