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Shepherd's Tower (Shepherd's Gate), Blankenheim

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Shepherd's Tower (Shepherd's Gate), Blankenheim

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Shepherd's Tower (Shepherd's Gate), Blankenheim

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Location: Blankenheim, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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R.Bungartz

January 30, 2022

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The shepherd's tower, first mentioned in 1548, is the only surviving one of the original two gates of the older inner ring of the Blankenheim valley fortification. Source: Wikipedia

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Karin 🐾 🇺🇦 🕊

February 3, 2022

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The shepherd's gate is part of the battlements of the time. A piece of this corridor has been preserved next to the gate. A magnificent late Gothic stone from 1512 is attached to the outside of the shepherd's gate. A natural history exhibition has been set up in the rooms of the gate. Open from April to September on Sundays, 10.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. The Eifelhaus next to the Hirtentor is a half-timbered house from the 16th century.

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