Kreuztor
The Kreuztor, built in 1385, is the western gateway to the medieval city center of Ingolstadt. 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.Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Historical site
- Description: was built in 1385, is the guard tower with seven small turrets and was the western gate of Ingolstadt Fortress
- Also known as: “Cross Gate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include German Museum for the History of Medicine and Liebfrauenmunster.
German Museum for the History of Medicine
Museum
Photo: Brian clontarf, Public domain.
German Museum for the History of Medicine is situated 210 metres southeast of Kreuztor.
Liebfrauenmunster
Church
Photo: Helmlechner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Liebfrauenmunster is a church, which is situated 180 metres east of Kreuztor.
Hohe Schule
Historic building
Photo: Brian clontarf, Public domain.
Hohe Schule is a historic building, which is situated 280 metres southeast of Kreuztor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Samholz and Pichl.
Samholz
Hamlet
Photo: -wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0.
Samholz is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Kreuztor.
Pichl
Village
Photo: Daribbah76, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pichl is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Kreuztor.
Rackertshofen
Hamlet
Photo: Vesterhof, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rackertshofen is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km north of Kreuztor.
Kreuztor
- Categories: city gate, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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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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