Magdeburg Tower (Köthen)

Magdeburg gate tower Köthen
The Magdeburg Tower (also Magdeburg Gate Tower) is a city gate tower that is part of the historic city fortifications in the city of Köthen (Anhalt) in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district in Saxony-Anhalt.
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Location and name
The gate tower is located in the northwest of the old town of Köthen at the so-called Kleiner Plan on Magdeburger Straße near the corners of Stiftstraße (southeast) and Wallstraße (northwest). The city gate and the street were named after the city of Magdeburg, which is located about 50 kilometers to the north.
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Story
Köthen received city fortifications around the year 1200 at the latest, as coins with the imprint kotene civitas were minted at this time. In addition, Köthen's own measurements can be found in 1,194, which suggest an own market.[1][2] In the Middle Ages, the city wall had three city gates, of which the southern (Hallescher Tower) and northern (Magdeburg Tower) gate towers were preserved.[3] The northeast of the city was protected by the Ziethe swamps and Köthen Castle with its fortifications. The jumping gate to Neumarkt on the northwest corner of the castle park was only added later (first mentioned in 1462) and replaced in 1763 by the spring gate - which has not been preserved - and was renewed in 1854 and 1855.[4] The Bärtor on the east side of the old town only existed from 1836 to 1874.[5] The situation is similar with the clip gate at the end of the Neustadt, which dates back to the early modern period but was demolished in the 19th century.[6][2]
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