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Dicker Turm (Euskirchen City Fortifications)

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Dicker Turm (Euskirchen City Fortifications)

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Dicker Turm (Euskirchen City Fortifications)

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    June 24, 2023

    Thick tower

    Or the large tower is the most powerful remaining defensive structure in medieval Euskirchen. It dates from the early fortification phase of the 14th century with walls up to 2.65 m thick and a height of 13.5 m up to the roof.
    According to tradition, the roof cone was renewed in the 1950s. The round tower, which is flattened towards the city side, was built from rubble stone, but its corners were additionally secured with red sandstone stone. Inside there are three separate floors, a domed basement, the vault of which was blown out during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1702; an upper floor, with a rib-vaulted hall, which is equipped with seating windows, notched windows, cast iron windows and a large open fireplace decorated with coats of arms. From there a door opens onto the former battlement.
    The attic has regular windows on the outside and is dominated by the conical roof construction on the inside. The rooms were part of the city museum until December 2010 and have housed the registry office since January 2012.

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      July 24, 2022

      Remnant of the old city wall

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        November 27, 2025

        Only a few remnants of the medieval city wall in Euskirchen remain today, including the Fresenturm and the Dicke Turm (Thick Tower), which, as the only surviving defensive towers, hold particular significance. The course of the former fortifications is still discernible in the area of the demolished wall by the present-day Wallstraßen (Wall Streets). The Fresenturm was completed in the 14th century and is the only surviving, completely round tower of the southern city fortifications. The Dicke Turm, also from the 14th century, is the most imposing remaining defensive structure and now houses the registry office.

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