Pigeon Tower of Ochsenfurt by EuroTourData
Pigeon Tower was built in 1397 as the gate tower of Lower Gate, which in turn is the northwestern city gate of Ochsenfurt Medieval Fortifications. The tower was renewed in 1617. The tower housed an underground prison for criminals who committed a serious crime. Info is based on articles Liste der Baudenkmäler in Ochsenfurt of German Wikipedia and Taubenturm (Ochsenfurt) of WürzburgWiki.
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Pigeon Tower info
| Tourist Audience | Cultural heritage tourism |
|---|---|
| German original name | Taubenturm |
| Type | Gate tower |
| Built | |
| Renewed | |
| Condition | Largely restored |
| Public access | Free |
| Street address | Untere Klingengasse 22 |
| Postal code | 97199 |
| Town | Ochsenfurt |
| State | Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
| Google Map | Pigeon Tower |
| Directions to | Pigeon Tower |
| Plus code | 8FXGM386+9Q2 |
| Waze Map | Pigeon Tower |
| OpenStreetMap | Pigeon Tower |
| Latitude | 49.66588 |
| Longitude | 10.0619 |
| GeoNames ID | 12189081 |
| Knowledge Panel | Pigeon Tower |
Nearby Ochsenfurt Fortifications clockwise
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Dataset to Pigeon Tower
Tabular dataset and ATOM feed to Pigeon Tower of Ochsenfurt Fortifications.
ETD ID: pgtw-osf.
Creator: Nikolaj Antonov - ORCID.
Published: .
Modified: .
Publisher: NikAnt Webkonsult AB
License: Free