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Tangermünde Shot Tower

Tangermünde Shot Tower

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Tangermünde Shot Tower

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Location: Tangermünde, Stendal, Altmark, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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Lemmi alias Schlumpf

July 18, 2022

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The approximately 47 m corner tower is northwest of the city wall. In 1825 a shot foundry was set up here

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Moonbeam🌜

April 15, 2026

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The shot tower was built in the late 15th century. In the Middle Ages, this defensive tower was only half as high. It was originally used as a powder magazine …

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JR56

May 1, 2019

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With its enormous height of 47 meters, the shot tower is one of the most striking medieval defense towers in the city. However, the tower was originally much lower. It only reached its current height in 1825, when a merchant from Tangermünde set up a shot foundry in the tower. Liquid lead was dropped from a great height into a tub of water. The shot pellets produced in this way were given the perfect spherical shape using this method.
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Location: Tangermünde, Stendal, Altmark, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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