Bürgerturm

Bürgerturm is a tower in Freising, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria which is located on Unterer Graben. Bürgerturm is situated nearby to Graben-Museum, as well as near the memorial Stolperstein dedicated to Bartholomäus Bauer.

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Type: Tower
Description: house in Freising (Germany). Former watchtower of the medieval town fortification, then prison and poorhouse, four-storey with single-axis fenestration, mid-14th century, inhabited since the 16th century, tent roof 1711 (dendro.dat.).
Also known as: “Citizens‘ Tower”
Address: Unterer Graben 25, Freising, 85354
Roof shape: pyramidal
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include City library and Freising Cathedral.

Freising Cathedral, also called Saint Mary and Corbinian Cathedral, is a romanesque basilica in Freising, Bavaria. It is the co-cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. Freising Cathedral is situated 430 metres south of Bürgerturm.

Klinikum Freising

Hospital

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Klinikum Freising is a hospital, which is situated 270 metres northwest of Bürgerturm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Domberg and Neustift.

Domberg

Suburb

Photo: Doktor Oli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Domberg is a suburb.

Neustift

Suburb

Photo: ZoraSilv, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Neustift is a suburb.

Weihenstephan

Suburb

Photo: Violatan, Copyrighted free use.

Weihenstephan is a part of Freising north of Munich, Germany. It is located on the Weihenstephan Hill, named after the Weihenstephan Abbey, in the west of the city. Weihenstephan is known for:…

Bürgerturm

Categories: house, watchtower, and building
Location: Freising, Freising, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.40276° or 48° 24′ 10″ north

Longitude

11.7465° or 11° 44′ 47″ east

Inception

1300—1400

Levels

Height

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

8FWHCP3W+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 205540848

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

OpenStreetMap attribute

roof-shape=pyramidal

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

Wikidata ID

Q1021500

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In Other Languages

From Czech to German—“Bürgerturm” goes by many names.

Czech: “Bürgerturm”
German: “Bürgerturm (Freising)”
German: “Bürgerturm Freising”
German: “Bürgerturm”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Graben-Museum and Stolperstein dedicated to Bartholomäus Bauer.

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