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Jakobertor, Augsburg

Jakobertor, Augsburg

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Jakobertor, Augsburg

Name: Jakobertor, Augsburg
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Location: Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Kuhsee – Hochablass Augsburg loop from Jakobervorstadt-Süd

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2. Wertach-Lech Bridge – Wertach confluence with the Lech loop from Jakobervorstadt-Nord

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3. Kuhsee – Kuhsee loop from Augsburg Haunstetterstraße

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Heiko

October 5, 2024

The Jakobertor from the 14th century is one of five still existing Augsburg city gates and forms the eastern end of the Jakobervorstadt. Its original form has been largely preserved: a four-sided substructure with pointed archways and a two-storey, octagonal superstructure with a high tent roof.

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Heiko

December 1, 2024

The Jakobertor, built in the 14th century, is one of the five remaining city gates in Augsburg and marks the eastern end of the Jakobervorstadt. Originally designed as part of the city wall, it now stands largely free-standing, as only a small section of the wall to the north has been reconstructed.

The lower part of the gate has a square floor plan with pointed archways on both sides. On the west side, several Roman stone tablets (spolia) are walled in near the ground, a "trophy-like" use of historical artifacts typical of international Gothic architecture. A heavily weathered relief in the passageway probably depicts Emperor Sigismund, a patron of Augsburg's fortifications in the 15th century. There is also a pine nut relief above the passageway on the west side.

A three-storey guardhouse with an identical floor plan rises on the square base. The upper part of the building is octagonal and consists of two floors, closed off by a typical tent roof of Gothic fortification architecture. A square front gate with a gable roof is attached to the eastern side. In the passageway of the front gate, wooden rollers from the old support system of a former drawbridge are still preserved. Above the entrance, a flat niche shows Saint Christopher.

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Heiko

December 1, 2024

A previous building, the “Lechhauser Tor”, was first mentioned on this site in 1249. Today’s Jakobertor was mentioned in documents in 1346 as “nova porta” (new gate). In 1406, a flood on the Lech damaged the gate. It has been known as the Jakobertor since the 15th century. The front gate was built in 1458 and a portcullis was added in 1489. Ulrich Mauermüller decorated the front gate with a painted crucifix in 1513; a portrait of St. Christopher has been there since 1953.

During the Thirty Years’ War, the Swedish King Gustav II Adolf entered the city through the Jakobertor in 1632. In the 18th century, the gate served as a guard post and later as a location for tower guards who kept an eye out for fires. After Augsburg was transferred to Bavaria in 1805, it was used as a military prison. In 1869, ownership was returned to the city, and plans to demolish it were rejected in 1881 following protests by citizens. In the Second World War, during the bombing of Augsburg on the night of February 25-26, 1944, the Jakobertor burned down; only the outer walls remained. In 1950, it was given a new roof, and in the following years, concrete ceilings and stairs were installed to make it usable again. Since 2008, the interior has been renovated and used by the youth welfare association, among other things as a fraternity house for the Rheno-Palatia fraternity.

The Bavarian-Swabian Way of St. James leads through the Jakobertor into Augsburg's city center.

The Jakobertor is an important testimony to Augsburg's medieval city fortifications and a striking landmark in the city's history.

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Jakobertor, Augsburg

1. Kuhsee – Hochablass Augsburg loop from Jakobervorstadt-Süd

2. Wertach-Lech Bridge – Wertach confluence with the Lech loop from Jakobervorstadt-Nord

3. Kuhsee – Kuhsee loop from Augsburg Haunstetterstraße

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