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Gau Gate, Oppenheim

Gau Gate, Oppenheim

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Gau Gate, Oppenheim

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Location: Oppenheim, Mainz-Bingen, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Rinaldini

May 27, 2020

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The Oppenheimer Gautor bears this name because it once served as a connection from the city to the Gau (Old High German for landscape). It was built in the late Romanesque style in the early 13th century and secured the western exit of the city and the road to Dexheim. Oppenheim was raised to the Free Imperial City in 1225.

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November 20, 2021

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The Gautor, the upper city gate, dates from around 1500 and is one of the many sights in Oppenheim's beautiful old town.

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February 13, 2022

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The Gautor is a city gate in Oppenheim in Rheinhessen in Rhineland-Palatinate. It dates from the 13th century and is the only gate of the medieval city fortifications that is …

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Elevation 180 m

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Tuesday 12 May

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