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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Melsungen

Eulenturm (Owl Tower), Melsungen

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Melsungen

Eulenturm (Owl Tower), Melsungen

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Eulenturm (Owl Tower), Melsungen

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Location: Melsungen, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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2. Haydau Monastery – Melsungen Old Town loop from Altmorschen

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3. Eder Riverside Path – View of the Eder River loop from Baunatal-Altenbauna

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Andreas

August 3, 2022

The now free-standing Eulenturm, built around 1387, was originally integrated into the city wall ring around the old town of Melsungen. As part of the city fortifications, the strategically important building was located between the "Rotenburger Tor" and the "Fritzlarer Tor". Only the owl tower has been preserved in its original height. From its top one could see the surroundings well, from here the southern area outside the old town up to the Fulda and the Nürnberger Landstraße was monitored. From 1575 to 1690 the tower was temporarily used as a prison. Later the city servant lived in an apartment in the upper half of the tower.

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Elevation 170 m

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Location: Melsungen, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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Eulenturm (Owl Tower), Melsungen

1. Fulda Riverside – Melsungen Old Town loop from Edermünde-Grifte

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