Türkentor
The Türkentor is a triumphal arch and gateway in Helmstedt in Lower Saxony in Germany. The main entrance to the former St. Ludger's Abbey and a gateway to the Domänenhof, the arch was built in 1716 to celebrate the victory over the Ottomans by Prince Eugene…Photo: Times, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: City gate
- Description: triumphal arch and gateway in Helmstedt in Lower Saxony, Germany
- Inscription: “Anno ConfLICtVs, VbI T[hraX e]st MVstapha VICtVs, TVrCICa porta rVI[t nost]raqVe strVCta fVIt”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Ludger’s Abbey and St. Stephani.
St. Ludger’s Abbey
Church
Photo: Times, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Ludger's Abbey was a former monastery of the Benedictine Order in Helmstedt, Lower Saxony, founded by Saint Ludger around 800. Until it was secularised in 1802 it was an Imperial Abbey, with sovereignty over the whole town of Helmstedt until the 15th century. St. Ludger’s Abbey is situated 110 metres north of Türkentor.
St. Stephani
Church
Photo: Times, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Stephani is a church, which is situated 210 metres northwest of Türkentor.
Zonengrenz-Museum Helmstedt
Museum
Photo: Times, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zonengrenz-Museum Helmstedt is situated 310 metres west of Türkentor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mariental and Wolsdorf.
Mariental
Village
Photo: Harald Hartge, Public domain.
Mariental is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Municipality Mariental includes the villages of Mariental-Dorf and Mariental-Horst. See also Mariental Abbey. Mariental is situated 6 km north of Türkentor.
Wolsdorf
Village
Photo: Kirchenfan, CC0.
Wolsdorf is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Wolsdorf is situated 6 km southwest of Türkentor.
Walbeck
Village
Walbeck is a village and a former municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Oebisfelde-Weferlingen. Its population is 688. Walbeck is situated 7 km northeast of Türkentor.
Türkentor
- Categories: triumphal arch, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Helmstedt, Helmstedt (district), Brunswick Land, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.225° or 52° 13′ 30″ northLongitude
11.01528° or 11° 0′ 55″ eastInception
1716Open location code
9F4H62F8+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 26777337OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q2464517
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Türkentor” goes by many names.
- German: “Türkentor”
- Spanish: “Türkentor (Helmstedt)”
- Spanish: “Türkentor”
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