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Knochenturm (Bone Tower), Einbeck

Knochenturm (Bone Tower), Einbeck

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Knochenturm (Bone Tower), Einbeck

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Location: Einbeck, Northeim, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Best Hikes to Knochenturm (Bone Tower), Einbeck

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1. Knochenturm (Bone Tower), Einbeck – Tiedexer Gate loop from Einbeck BBS/PS. SPEICHER/PS. Halle

3.70km

00:56

10m

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2. New Town Hall Holzminden – August Stukenbrok Villa loop from Einbeck Mitte

11.2km

02:52

50m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. St. Alexandri Minster (Einbeck) – Knochenturm Einbeck loop from Einbeck

9.41km

02:33

130m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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codo786

July 1, 2017

bone tower
The object known today as the Bone Tower is, as historical sources clearly indicate, a powder tower. The name bone tower was not built until the year 1890, when one part of the city wall was removed during the construction of the north-south pen road and also destroyed numerous burials of the cemetery north and east of the Minster St. Alexander Cathedral. The bones of the destroyed burials were stored for a short time in the powder tower, giving it its new name. (...)
(Source: info board at the Bone Tower)

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Günter und Carola

October 1, 2022

An old tower remnant of the city wall, which was also used as a powder tower in olden times.

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Location: Einbeck, Northeim, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Knochenturm (Bone Tower), Einbeck

1. Knochenturm (Bone Tower), Einbeck – Tiedexer Gate loop from Einbeck BBS/PS. SPEICHER/PS. Halle

2. New Town Hall Holzminden – August Stukenbrok Villa loop from Einbeck Mitte

3. St. Alexandri Minster (Einbeck) – Knochenturm Einbeck loop from Einbeck

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