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…

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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”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Ludger’s Abbey and St. Stephani.

St. Ludger’s Abbey

Church

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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

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St. Stephani is a church, which is situated 210 metres northwest of Türkentor.

Zonengrenz-Museum Helmstedt

Museum

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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

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Wolsdorf is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Wolsdorf is situated 6 km southwest of Türkentor.

Walbeck

Village

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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″ north

Longitude

11.01528° or 11° 0′ 55″ east

Inception

1716

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

9F4H62F8+X4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 26777337

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=city_gate

Wikidata 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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