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Kalkturm Watchtower, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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Kalkturm Watchtower, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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Kalkturm Watchtower, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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Thomas🍀
May 17, 2024
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The Kalkturm is a watchtower in the city fortifications, directly on the Mühlacker. If you look through the gate towards the city or the valley, you have a wonderful view.
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May 3, 2023
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Wikipedia (List of monuments in Rothenburg ob der Tauber/City Fortifications, 2023-05-03):
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Baudenkmäler_in_Rothenburg_ob_der_Tauber/Stadtbefestigung#Kalkturm
Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Historic Monuments (Major District Town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Monuments, 2023-05-01):
geodaten.bayern.de/denkmal_static_data/externe_denkmalliste/pdf/denkmalliste_merge_571193.pdf
“D-5-71-193-1 … Watchtower, so-called Kalkturm, a three-story shell tower made of rubble and ashlar with a conical roof projecting from the wall, last quarter of the 14th century; …”
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Baudenkmäler_in_Rothenburg_ob_der_Tauber/Stadtbefestigung#Kalkturm
Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Historic Monuments (Major District Town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Monuments, 2023-05-01):
geodaten.bayern.de/denkmal_static_data/externe_denkmalliste/pdf/denkmalliste_merge_571193.pdf
“D-5-71-193-1 … Watchtower, so-called Kalkturm, a three-story shell tower made of rubble and ashlar with a conical roof projecting from the wall, last quarter of the 14th century; …”
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Sven FG ⚒
April 25, 2025
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Beautiful tower with a beautiful section of the walkable city wall.
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