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Wasemer Tower (City Gate)

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Rheinbach

Wasemer Tower (City Gate)

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Wasemer Tower (City Gate)

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Location: Rheinbach, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. View of Rheinbach – Wasemer Turm, Rheinbach loop from Meckenheim Industriepark

21.8km

01:16

80m

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2. Swistbach Cycle Path – Wasemer Tower, Rheinbach loop from Rösberg

43.6km

02:32

110m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Historic Center of Odendorf – Swistbach Cycle Path loop from Euskirchen-Kuchenheim

32.8km

01:55

90m

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Rinaldini

August 13, 2020

The Wasemer Tower, which was formerly known as the “Gaseler” or “Baseller Turm” (1659) and “Waßer Turm” (1705), was the second highest defensive tower in the fortified city after the keep of the Rheinbacher Burg (the now free-standing witch's tower). It was used as a prison in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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Woody.radelt

August 11, 2021

The tower is now in the city center on Martinstrasse and Prümer Wall; originally it was part of the medieval city fortifications. Erected from quarry stone and partly from Roman cast masonry that had been won from the dismantling of the Roman canal that previously crossed the city area, it stood on the southwest corner of the city wall, which was demolished in 1820. The three-storey tower has unusually massive walls, an internal staircase and two chimneys. Access was via the ramparts of the city wall. A massive crenellated wreath has been replaced by a roof hood in modern times.

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Werner

August 18, 2020

Sorry, the Wasemer Tower is not the Hexenturm. The latter is located at the city archives, behind the Himmeroder Wall.

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Location: Rheinbach, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Wasemer Tower (City Gate)

1. View of Rheinbach – Wasemer Turm, Rheinbach loop from Meckenheim Industriepark

2. Swistbach Cycle Path – Wasemer Tower, Rheinbach loop from Rösberg

3. Historic Center of Odendorf – Swistbach Cycle Path loop from Euskirchen-Kuchenheim

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