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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Shepherd's Tower (Shepherd's Gate), Blankenheim

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Shepherd's Tower (Shepherd's Gate), Blankenheim

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Shepherd's Tower (Shepherd's Gate), Blankenheim

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Location: Blankenheim, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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January 30, 2022

Hiking

The shepherd's tower, first mentioned in 1548, is the only surviving one of the original two gates of the older inner ring of the Blankenheim valley fortification. Source: Wikipedia

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February 3, 2022

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The shepherd's gate is part of the battlements of the time. A piece of this corridor has been preserved next to the gate. A magnificent late Gothic stone from 1512 is attached to the outside of the shepherd's gate. A natural history exhibition has been set up in the rooms of the gate. Open from April to September on Sundays, 10.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. The Eifelhaus next to the Hirtentor is a half-timbered house from the 16th century.

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April 20, 2021

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This archway is nicely wedged between two half-timbered houses.

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Elevation 530 m

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Location: Blankenheim, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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