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Schwabentor

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    Location: Schaffhausen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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    March 4, 2022

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    Schwabentor Vorstadt 69
    The Schwabentor on the edge of the old town was first mentioned in 1361 as the "Neuturm" and was part of the old city wall. The saying by the artist Arnold Oechslin, which has been emblazoned on the keystone of the northern archway since 1935, is well known far beyond Schaffhausen: "Lappi, open your eyes."
    Text / Source: Schaffhauserland Tourism, Vordergasse 73, CH-8200 Schaffhausen
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    On the northern archway at the Schwabentor in Schaffhausen is the saying: “Lappi, open your eyes!”
    The accompanying picture from 1935 shows a farmer with a pig under his arm, holding on to a signpost, and cars driving between his feet.
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    The Schwabentor in Schaffhausen's old town was first mentioned in documents in 1361 as the "Neuturm". It formed the northern end of the medieval city fortifications facing Swabia. Today, you …
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