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Nordertor

The Nordertor (Danish: Nørreport) is an old town gate in Flensburg, Germany, which was built around 1595. Today the landmark is used as a symbol for Flensburg.

History

The town wall of Flensburg was built step by step from 1345 onwards. A town gate, named Norder Porte, was built in the northern section of the wall. At the end of the 16th century it was replaced by the Nordertor, a building with stepped gables and archway. At this time the Nordertor marked the northern boundary of the town. It was a checkpoint that was closed at night.

On the north face of the gate are two plaques. The left one bears the royal coat of arms of King Christian IV, 1577-1648 and the Latin words: Regna Firmat Pietas — Piety strengthens the Realm. The right one bears the coat of arms of Flensburg with the German words: Friede ernährt, Unfrieden verzehrtPeace nurtures, strife devours. Also to be seen is the date of renovation, inscribed as "Renov. 1767". The town gate was restored in the time of Christian VII, 1749-1808. The left plaque is most likely the older of the two, possibly from the time when the Nordertor was built.

In 1796 a ban on building outside the town walls ended, and the town began to expand beyond. The suburb of Neustadt (Danish: Nystaden, meaning Newtown) was built in the neighborhood of the Nordertor. In 1913/14 the gate was restored by the architect Paul Ziegler, and a clock was installed. In 1966 the Deutsche Bundespost issued a 30 Pfennig stamp with the gate's image. Over 3 billion of these stamps for letter post were sold. In the 1990s the gate was again restored and the clock was removed. In 2004 the gate was licensed as a venue for civil weddings, so that weddings are now performed in a room above the archway of the gate.

References

  1. ^ Heinz Taufel, Kay Wohlsen: Flensburg, 29
  2. ^ Stadtmauer und Stadttore. Lese und Arbeitsheft zur Geschichte Flensburgs für den Heimat- und Sachunterricht .. von der Universität Flensburg Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), page 5
  3. ^ Stadtmauer und Stadttore. Lese und Arbeitsheft zur Geschichte Flensburgs für den Heimat- und Sachunterricht .. von der Universität Flensburg Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), page 10
  4. ^ Werner Scharnweber: Flensburg, 29
  5. ^ Heinz Taufel, Kay Wohlsen: Flensburg, Glossary: Nordertor
  6. ^ Heinz Taufel, Kay Wohlsen: Flensburg, Glossary: Nordertor
  7. ^ Werner Scharnweber: Flensburg, 44
  8. ^ Compare Flensburger Straßennamen. Gesellschaft für Flensburger Stadtgeschichte, Flensburg 2005 , ISBN 3-925856-50-1, article: Am Nordertor
  9. ^ Flensburger Tageblatt: Engelsby, Mürwik, Jürgensby - Stadtgeschichte vor der Haustür, Februar 5. 2009. Retrieved März 26, 2015.
  10. ^ Lutz Wilde: Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Kulturdenkmale in Schleswig-Holstein. Band 2, Flensburg, page 140
  11. ^ Flensburg-Online, Nordertor, Retrieved November 28, 2015
  12. ^ Heinz Taufel, Kay Wohlsen: Flensburg, Glossary: Nordertor

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