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    November 16, 2021

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    One of the many gates of the Nuremberg city wall

    The wall area at the Spittlertor are remnants of the old city wall. Inside the wall, the street is called Spittlertormauer and the main street outside is called Spittlertorgraben. The gate was built in 1377.
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    March 2, 2022

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    The Spittlertor is an old gate in the southwest of Nuremberg's city wall. The name refers to the then nearby St. Elisabeth Hospital.[1]

    The Spittlertor Tower, one of the four …
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    The Spittlertor is a historic city gate in Nuremberg, located in the southwest of the Nuremberg city wall. The Spittlertor has been documented as part of Nuremberg's outer city fortifications since 1377. It was one of the four main gates of the medieval city. The gate's name derives from the nearby St. Elisabeth Hospital of the Teutonic Order. During World War II, the tower was remodeled and used as a high-rise bunker.
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