The tradition of the city's history tells that here at the church of Sankt Maria im Kapitol, the Archbishop of Cologne, Rainald von Dassel, returning from Milan, reached the (then) city limits in Anno Domini in 1164, together with the relics of the Three Kings. To commemorate this event, the "Three Kings' Gate" was erected.

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January 7, 2022

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The hidden Dreikönigenpförtchen (Kölsch: "Dreikünnijepöötzche") is the only one of the gates of the many former Cologne monastic immunity districts that has been preserved. The city's legal power and tax sovereignty ended on the walls of these monasteries and monasteries. The little gate connects the Lichhof (former churchyard) of the Church of St. Maria in the Capitol with the Marienplatz. The small gate should not be confused with the medieval Dreikönigenpforte, a gate passage of the city fortifications on the Rhine side that was demolished in 1854.

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May 12, 2025

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Very close to the large and magnificent Romanesque basilica of St. Mary in the Capital is this – comparatively small, but nevertheless noteworthy – highlight. It commemorates a very special …

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1. Hohenzollern Bridge – Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) loop from Tanzbrunnen

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2. Hohenzollern Bridge – Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) loop from Tanzbrunnen

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3. Heumarkt – Rhine bank - Oberländer Werft loop from Köln Hauptbahnhof

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Dreikönigenpförtchen at St. Mary in the Capitol

1. Hohenzollern Bridge – Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) loop from Tanzbrunnen

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