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South Rampart Ditch, Dorsten

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South Rampart Ditch, Dorsten

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Location: Dorsten, Kreis Recklinghausen, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. South Rampart Ditch, Dorsten – Anne Bänke Kiosk loop from Dorsten

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2. Lippe River – Viewing platform at Blauer See loop from Dorsten

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3. South Rampart Ditch, Dorsten – Lippe Floodplains loop from Dorsten

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Anja 🏡

October 19, 2021

On the east wall, the former ramparts and moats of the once fortified city were redesigned with green spaces and water areas. The project was completed in 2004. The new system follows the medieval structures of the former fortifications. In the future, the redesign will also be continued on the Südwall. Benches and a small water fountain invite you to take a break at one of the two new moats and offer a view of the “Platz der Deutschen Einheit” or the Jewish Museum Westphalia (picture). Information boards and several history stations provide information about the history of the adjacent buildings. Source: Wikipedia

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

January 19, 2022

"... From today's perspective, this town fortification of the late Middle Ages in Dorsten, which is typical in its origin, has the ground plan of a so-called round shape. The town moat, rampart and wall surround the urban area of today's old town, which has become more and more densely built over time. The older The fortifications – destroyed in 1301 – were only located in the central area of today's Lippestraße and determined the slight stretching of the floor plan of the later settlement along this axis.
After 1306, three city gates interrupted the medieval ring of walls, pointing to the city's national transport connections.
The Lippetor at the Lippe crossing in the north and the Essener Tor in the south of the city offered a passage on the city's main axis as part of the long-distance connection from Essen to Münster. The Recklinghausen Gate in the east connected Dorsten with Recklinghausen via today's Marler Straße. This connection is primarily of regional importance. Dorsten as well as Recklinghausen exercised the function of an administrative center for the electoral Cologne Vest.
The west side of the city had no wall opening. The state border between the archbishopric of Cologne and the county, later duchy of Kleve, ran along this side of the city on the other side of the Scholzbach to Gahlen. As is clear from the attack by the Klever in 1301, this side of the city had to be specially protected against possible attacks. ..."
lions-dorsten-hanse.de/gs-stadtfestfestung.php?back=projekt-geschichtsstätten.php

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Location: Dorsten, Kreis Recklinghausen, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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South Rampart Ditch, Dorsten

1. South Rampart Ditch, Dorsten – Anne Bänke Kiosk loop from Dorsten

2. Lippe River – Viewing platform at Blauer See loop from Dorsten

3. South Rampart Ditch, Dorsten – Lippe Floodplains loop from Dorsten

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