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Lower Town Gate, Heldburg

Lower Town Gate, Heldburg

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Lower Town Gate, Heldburg

Name: Lower Town Gate, Heldburg
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Location: Bad Colberg-Heldburg, Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany

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1. View of Veste Heldburg – Veste Heldburg loop from Bad Rodach (b Coburg)

55.4km

03:43

420m

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2. View of Veste Heldburg – View of Veste Heldburg loop from Dietersdorf

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03:05

280m

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3. Market Square, Bad Rodach – View of Veste Heldburg loop from Heldritt

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02:40

330m

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RadlerUnterland🚵‍♂️

November 27, 2024

Heldburg was granted town rights on December 2, 1394, the council is documented in 1396 and held the lower courts to a limited extent. As a town, Heldburg received all municipal privileges from Landgrave Balthasar of Thuringia, a significant tax reduction and after a while was even exempted from all information for several years so that the town could expand its city fortifications. Heldburg was fortified in the 16th century.

Source:
stadt-heldburg.de/index.php/stadt/wir-stellen-uns-vor/stadtgeschichte-und-stadtwappen

The town gate is still very well preserved, the sandstone passage, which is still clearly visible, is evidence of a train gate.

Five former towers of the former town fortifications can still be found today. These are mostly privately owned and are even part of apartments. The course of the former town wall can also be traced very well. The best preserved part is the Ochsenmauer.

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RadlerUnterland🚵‍♂️

November 27, 2024

The small town of Heldburg was once surrounded by a mighty city wall. Construction began in 1402. After completion, the imposing bulwark had two gates and 14 towers.
Today, only 5 towers and the lower city gate remain of the fortifications. However, with a little imagination, you can still get an idea of the medieval extent of the former city wall along the length of the city's former enclosure.

Right next to the city gate is the "Torschenke" inn, a family-run inn with an attached guesthouse.

Source: touren-lutherland-thueringen.de/mobile/de/punkt/historische-staette/unteres-stadttor-bad-colberg-heldburg/17302186

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Gü

September 1, 2024

The small town of Heldburg was once surrounded by a mighty city wall. Construction began in 1402. When completed, the imposing bulwark had two gates and 14 towers.
Today, only 5 towers and the lower city gate remain of the fortifications. However, with a little imagination, you can still get an idea of the medieval extent of the former city wall by walking along the length of the former city wall.

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Location: Bad Colberg-Heldburg, Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany

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Lower Town Gate, Heldburg

1. View of Veste Heldburg – Veste Heldburg loop from Bad Rodach (b Coburg)

2. View of Veste Heldburg – View of Veste Heldburg loop from Dietersdorf

3. Market Square, Bad Rodach – View of Veste Heldburg loop from Heldritt

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