Echtertor (Marienberg Fortress)
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Recommended by 103 out of 117 hikers
Location: Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Best Hikes to Echtertor (Marienberg Fortress)
- Easy
4.8
(158)
1,203
Old Main Bridge Würzburg – Marienberg Fortress loop from Altstadt01:30
5.31km
100m
Easy4.5
(59)
558
Old Main Bridge Würzburg – Marienberg Fortress loop from Altstadt01:37
5.72km
110m
Intermediate4.7
(264)
1,542
Old Main Bridge Würzburg – Marienberg Fortress loop from Würzburg Süd02:24
8.82km
120m
Tips
Würzburgwiki (Echtertor, 2023-02-16):
wuerzburgwiki.de/wiki/Echtertor
Würzburgwiki (Echterbastei, 2023-02-16):
wuerzburgwiki.de/wiki/Echterbastei
Wikipedia (Marienberg Fortress, 2023-02-16):
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festung_Marienberg
“… Echtertor (Michaelstor) in front of the Echter Bastei (1605/06) ..”
Wikipedia (list of architectural monuments in Würzburg-Altstadt, 2024-02-11):
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Baudenkmäler_in_Würzburg-Altstadt#D-6-63-000-317
“Marienberg Fortress ... outer bailey: three-wing complex with Echter Bastion, around 1600 ... D-6-63-000-317”translated by
•February 16, 2023
The Echtertor or Michaelstor of Marienberg Fortress was built by the stonemason and sculptor Jakob Wolff the Younger in the Renaissance style as part of the expansion of the castle under Prince Bishop Julius Echter in 1606.
translated by•November 29, 2022
One of several very beautiful gates of Marienberg Fortress.
translated by•August 5, 2022
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Description
Location: Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Best Hikes to Echtertor (Marienberg Fortress)
- Easy
4.8
(158)
1,203
Old Main Bridge Würzburg – Marienberg Fortress loop from Altstadt01:30
5.31km
100m
Easy4.5
(59)
558
Old Main Bridge Würzburg – Marienberg Fortress loop from Altstadt01:37
5.72km
110m
Intermediate4.7
(264)
1,542
Old Main Bridge Würzburg – Marienberg Fortress loop from Würzburg Süd02:24
8.82km
120m
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