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City Wall Hinterm Zwinger, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

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City Wall Hinterm Zwinger, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

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Location: Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Aviary in Max-Reger Park – Max Reger Monument loop from Weiden in der Oberpfalz

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2. Upper Market Weiden – Old Town Hall loop from Weiden in der Oberpfalz

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3. Upper Market Weiden – Macerata Fountain loop from Schirmitz

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

May 21, 2025

The fortifications of the city were probably begun in 1347 at the behest of Emperor Charles IV and expanded until the beginning of the 16th century. Weiden's first wall, built when the founding city had already existed for fifty years, was initially 1.80 meters wide and had no projections. It had four gates. Presumably prompted by the Hussite Wars in nearby Bohemia beginning in 1419, these fortifications were reinforced: A moat wall barely half as high was added to the high main wall with its walkway, to which battery and shell towers were attached. Large defensive towers were built at the four corners of the city. Large sections of the medieval city wall, some of them still with the covered battlements, have been preserved in the alleys "Hinterm Zwinger" and "Hinterm Wall."

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Timber

May 26, 2019

Unfortunately, the city wall is not quite preserved, but parts are still there in the winding streets that extend from the marketplace in all directions. Unfortunately, this is not as walkable in Rothenburg ob da Tauber or Dinkelsbühl. But this does not matter and offers with the passageways a great transition to the Max-Reger-Park always invites you to linger. In the middle of the park is the so-called "Woodstock", a meadow hill which is used by young and old. Since I was in my youth after school (secondary school opposite).

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Andreas Bikefan

August 14, 2024

A document from 1347 records the instruction of Emperor Charles IV that the burgraves of Nuremberg should improve, build and fortify the Floß and Parkstein fortresses as well as the market town of Weiden. It was at this point at the latest that Weiden in the Upper Palatinate received its first wall, but it is possible that an existing city wall was raised and reinforced by the addition of towers. Parts of the city wall are still there.

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Location: Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

City Wall Hinterm Zwinger, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

1. Aviary in Max-Reger Park – Max Reger Monument loop from Weiden in der Oberpfalz

2. Upper Market Weiden – Old Town Hall loop from Weiden in der Oberpfalz

3. Upper Market Weiden – Macerata Fountain loop from Schirmitz

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