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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Photo: Joergens.mi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: historic city gate in Freiburg im Breisgau
  • Also known as: “Swabian Gate”
  • Address: Freiburg im Breisgau, 79098
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zinnfigurenklause and Freiburg Minster.

Museum
Photo: Flominator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a private museum in that depicts the history of the Schwabentor in south-eastern Germany.

Church
Photo: KarlNapf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the cathedral of , southwest . The last duke of Zähringen had started the building around 1200 in romanesque style. is situated 310 metres north of Schwabentor.

Museum
Photo: Joergens.mi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 130 metres west of Schwabentor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Wiehre.

Suburb
Photo: Thomas Berwing, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old City is part of the city and business centres of and is the core of the original city. It is divided into the two districts 111 Altstadt-Mitte and 112 Altstadt-Ring.

Suburb
is a residential district at the edge of , located southwards and across the River from the Old City. It is a desirable district, with comparatively quiet streets and many well-preserved commercial and residential buildings dating from the 18th century and earlier.

Suburb
is a quarter of the German city . The district is located directly north of the old town with its numerous sights and includes the which is situated east of the city's historic center.

Schwabentor

Latitude
47.99291° or 47° 59′ 35″ north
Longitude
7.8541° or 7° 51′ 15″ east
Elevation
287 metres (942 feet)
Open location code
8FV9XVV3+5J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 129932309
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
11002078
Wiki­data ID
Q2252613
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tosk Albanian—“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”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Schwabentor”

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