Schwabentor

The Schwabentor, also called Obertor in the Middle Ages, is the more recent of the two remaining city gates of the medieval defensive wall of in , Germany.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 287 metres (942 feet)
  • …is also known as “Swabian Gate”
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 48 metres (157 feet) tall
  • Description: historic city gate in Freiburg im Breisgau
  • Address: Freiburg im Breisgau, 79098

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zinnfigurenklause and Freiburg Minster.
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The is a private museum…
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is the cathedral of , southwest . is situated 310 metres north of Schwabentor.
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is situated 130 metres west of Schwabentor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Wiehre.
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The Old City is part of the city and business centres…
is a residential district at the edge…
is a quarter of the German city .

Schwabentor

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Latitude
47.99291° or 47° 59′ 35″ north
Longitude
7.8541° or 7° 51′ 15″ east
Open location code
8FV9XVV3+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 129932309
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­gatehouse
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historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
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tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11002078
Wiki­data ID
Q2252613

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swiss German—“Schwabentor” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “施瓦本门”
  • Dutch: “Schwabentor”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شوابينتور”
  • French: “Porte de Souabe (Fribourg-en-Brisgau)”
  • French: “Schwabentor”
  • German: “Schwabentor”
  • Italian: “Schwabentor”
  • Polish: “Schwabentor (Freiburg im Breisgau)”
  • Polish: “Schwabentor we Fryburgu Bryzgowijskim”
  • Slovenian: “Švabska vrata, Freiburg in Breisgau”
  • Swiss German: “Schwabentor”

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