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Bad Münstereifel

Bad Münstereifel City Walls

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Bad Münstereifel City Walls

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Location: Bad Münstereifel, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. View of Bad Münstereifel – View of the Cologne Lowland loop from Bad Münstereifel

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2. Johannistor (Bad Münstereifel) – Market Square Bad Münstereifel loop from Bad Münstereifel

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3. Johannistor (Bad Münstereifel) – Market Square Bad Münstereifel loop from Bad Münstereifel-Arloff

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Stephan N

February 21, 2021

Bad Münstereifel town fortifications in very good condition.

The city fortifications of Bad Münstereifel were built by the Counts of Jülich from the end of the 13th century and surrounds the historic city center. It adjoins Münstereifel Castle, which was built at the same time as the city fortifications, and measures around 1.6 kilometers in length. The city fortifications have been restored since 1956, with parts of the fortifications also being reconstructed.

The city fortifications were laid out with four city gates in an irregular, pentagonal shape and thirteen rectangular towers, which today, however, no longer reach the height of the wall. The wall ring as well as the towers are made of quarry stone with sandstone frames. The moat has been preserved on the eastern and western sides.

Of the four city gates, the Werther Tor is in the north, the Orchheimer Tor in the south, the Johannistor in the east and the Heisterbacher Tor in the southwest. All four gates have an ogival passage and, with the exception of the Werther Gate, were built in the first half of the 14th century. The Werther Tor is a tall, narrow tower with five floors. It was built in 1416 instead of a damaged building and is surrounded by two sturdy flank towers on the side facing away from the city. The Orchheimer Tor is now only three-storey, as the upper storeys were removed in the 18th century and a hipped roof was added to the top storey. The Johannistor also has three floors. On the side of the moat there is a pit hole and a toilet hole. The slits on the city side testify to the wooden construction of a master room that was previously attached there. Two floors of the Heisterbacher Tor have been preserved and it was previously also provided with an over room.

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baukunst-nrw.de/objekte/Stadtbefestigung-Bad-Muenstereifel--3138.htm

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R.Bungartz

December 19, 2021

Bad Münstereifel is one of the few medieval towns that are surrounded by an almost completely preserved city wall. This historic wall is accessible over a length of 220 meters and has 4 city gates, 16 defense towers and 2 water gates. Source: badmuenstereifelaktiv.de/stadtmauer

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Karin 🐾 🇺🇦 🕊

January 19, 2022

The accessible part of the medieval town wall of Bad Münstereifel is particularly worth a visit. Unfortunately, the city center of Bad Münstereifel was badly damaged during the 2021 flood.

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Location: Bad Münstereifel, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Bad Münstereifel City Walls

1. View of Bad Münstereifel – View of the Cologne Lowland loop from Bad Münstereifel

2. Johannistor (Bad Münstereifel) – Market Square Bad Münstereifel loop from Bad Münstereifel

3. Johannistor (Bad Münstereifel) – Market Square Bad Münstereifel loop from Bad Münstereifel-Arloff

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