Marschiertor
Marschiertor is a city gate in Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia. Marschiertor is situated nearby to the railway station Aachen Hauptbahnhof, as well as near the public building Haus Grenzwacht.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: city gate of Aachen, Germany
- Also known as: “Marching Gate”
- Roof shape: hipped
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aachen Cathedral and Aachen Hauptbahnhof.
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 760 metres north of Marschiertor.
Aachen Hauptbahnhof
Railway station
Aachen Hauptbahnhof is the most important railway station for the city of Aachen, in the far west of Germany near the Dutch and Belgian border. It is the largest of the four currently active Aachen stations, and is integrated into the long-distance network. Aachen Hauptbahnhof is situated 320 metres east of Marschiertor.
Haus Grenzwacht
Public building
Photo: Grunpfnul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haus Grenzwacht is a public building, which is situated 340 metres east of Marschiertor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burtscheid and Kaiserplatz.
Burtscheid
Suburb
Photo: ArthurMcGill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burtscheid is a district of the city of Aachen, part of the Aachen-Mitte Stadtbezirk. It is a health resort.
Marschiertor
- Categories: city gate, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Aachen, Aachen, Cologne District, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.76822° or 50° 46′ 6″ northLongitude
6.08693° or 6° 5′ 13″ eastElevation
178 metres (584 feet)Levels
4Open location code
9F28Q39P+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 76589948OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=hipped
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Marschiertor” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Berseter Tor”
- Dutch: “Burtscheider Tor”
- Dutch: “Marschiertor”
- Dutch: “Mieschierspforte”
- Dutch: “Miesierspforte”
- German: “Burtscheider Tor”
- German: “Marschiertor”
- Russian: “Marschiertor”
- Russian: “Марширтор”
- Russian: “Проходные готические южные ворота”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dreiräubereck and Normaluhr.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Penn Soldat and Hotel Am Marschiertor.
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