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.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: city gate of Aachen, Germany
- Also known as: “Marching Gate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aachen Cathedral and Aachen Hauptbahnhof.
Aachen Cathedral
Church
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
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
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″ north
Longitude
6.08693° or 6° 5′ 13″ east
Elevation
178 metres (584 feet)
Levels
4
Roof shape
hipped
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9F28Q39P+7Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Marschiertor from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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