Kreuztor

The Kreuztor, built in 1385, is the western gateway to the medieval city center of . The tower's name is derived from the leper house belonging to the Church of the Holy Cross, which stood to the west of the city walls until its destruction in the Schmalkaldic War in 1546.
Wikipedia
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  • Historical site
  • …lies at an elevation of 367 metres (1,204 feet)
  • …is also known as “Cross Gate”
  • Description: was built in 1385, is the guard tower with seven small turrets and was the western gate of Ingolstadt Fortress

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include German Museum for the History of Medicine and Liebfrauenmunster.

Museum
Photo: Brian clontarf, Public domain.
is situated 210 metres southeast of Kreuztor.

Church
Photo: Helmlechner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 180 metres east of Kreuztor.

Historic building
Photo: Brian clontarf, Public domain.
is a historic building, which is situated 280 metres southeast of Kreuztor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Samholz and Pichl.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Kreuztor.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Kreuztor.

Hamlet
Photo: Vesterhof, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km north of Kreuztor.

Kreuztor

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Latitude
48.7642° or 48° 45′ 51″ north
Longitude
11.4179° or 11° 25′ 4″ east
Open location code
8FWHQC79+M5
Geo­Names ID
12110893
Wiki­data ID
Q322840

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Kreuztor” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kreuztor”
  • Dutch: “Poort Kruis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كروس جيت”
  • Finnish: “Kreuztor”
  • Finnish: “Ristiportti”
  • French: “Kreuztor”
  • French: “porte Croix”
  • French: “Porte Croix”
  • German: “Kreuztor”
  • Polish: “Kreuztor”
  • Polish: “Krzyż Brama”
  • Russian: “Kreuztor”
  • Russian: “Ворота Креста”
  • Swedish: “Kreuztor”
  • Western Panjabi: “کریوزٹور”

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