Ponttor
The Ponttor in Aachen, Germany, is one of the two remaining gates of the original city wall of Aachen. The westernmost of the north-facing gates, the Ponttor was built in the 14th century and manned by soldiers and militia throughout the Free Imperial City of Aachen era.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fort
- Description: city gate of Aachen, Germany
- Also known as: “Pont Gate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aachen Cathedral and Heilig Kreuz, Aachen.
Aachen Cathedral
Church
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aachen Cathedral is a Catholic church in Aachen, Germany and the cathedral of the Diocese of Aachen. One of the oldest cathedral buildings in Europe, it was constructed as the royal chapel of the Palace of Aachen of Emperor Charlemagne, who was buried there in 814. Aachen Cathedral is situated 1 km southeast of Ponttor.
Heilig Kreuz, Aachen
Church
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heilig Kreuz, Aachen is a church, which is situated 190 metres southeast of Ponttor.
Aachen Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aachen Town Hall is a landmark of cultural significance located in the Altstadt of Aachen, Germany. It was built in the Gothic style in the first half of the 14th century. Aachen Town Hall is situated 720 metres southeast of Ponttor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kaiserplatz and Soers.
Soers
Suburb
Soers is a community within Aachen and part of the district of Aachen-Laurensberg. The predominantly rural district today stretches from the border of Aachen-Mitte, the central district of Aachen, past the slopes of the Lousberg, a hill in the north of the city.
Laurensberg
Suburb
Laurensberg is a quarter and borough of Aachen, Germany. As a borough, Laurensberg includes, in addition to Laurensberg itself, Orsbach, Seffent, Soers, Vaalserquartier and Vetschau, as well as the residential areas of Gut Kullen and Steppenberg.
Ponttor
- Categories: city gate, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aachen, Aachen, Cologne District, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Vlax Romani—“Ponttor” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bruckenpforte”
- Dutch: “Brückenpforte”
- Dutch: “Bruckenthor”
- Dutch: “Brückenthor”
- Dutch: “Ponttor”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بونتور”
- French: “Ponttor”
- German: “Ponttor”
- Italian: “Ponttor”
- Kölsch: “Ponttor”
- Portuguese: “Ponttor”
- Russian: “Ponttor”
- Russian: “Мостовые ворота”
- Spanish: “Ponttor”
- Vlax Romani: “ponttor”
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