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Dicker Turm (Thick Tower), Kaub

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Dicker Turm (Thick Tower), Kaub

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  • Location: Kaub, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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    June 29, 2021

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    The city wall was probably built in the first half of the 13th century, at the same time as the castle. The oldest fortification secured the "city district" from the …
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    August 23, 2022

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    The medieval "Fat Tower" became part of the adjoining Wilhelm Erbstollen mine in the 19th century. A passageway leads from the long cleavage house to the tower, in which the slate was brought to the level of the loading point on the Rhine by elevator.
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    July 21, 2020

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    The Big Tower, also known as the Diebsturm, was built between 1485 and 1487 as a bulwark for the city fortifications. The tower hood is equipped with a 12-sided wooden battlement.
    In 1806 it came into private ownership after its auction.
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    Location: Kaub, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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