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Schmalzturm (Beautiful Tower), Landsberg am Lech

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Schmalzturm (Beautiful Tower), Landsberg am Lech

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  • Location: Ammersee-Lech, Landkreis Landsberg am Lech, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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    July 24, 2021

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    Landsberg is a really great city with very beautiful old buildings.
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    July 1, 2022

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    The Schmalzturm, also called the beautiful tower, is a structure of the first city wall (early 14th century) of Landsberg am Lech. Cloverleaf friezes run around the tower as adornment; colorful roof tiles in the colors of the city and a storm bell attachment express the importance of the gate. It was given the nickname "Schmalzturm" because on nice days the market women stood in the shadow of the gate with their goods, including lard. The lard remained firmer and could be sold better.
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    December 27, 2022

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    Wikipedia (Schmalzturm (Landsberg am Lech), 2022-12-27):
    de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmalzturm_(Landsberg_am_Lech)
    Wikipedia (List of monuments in Landsberg am Lech, 2022-12-27):
    de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Baudenkmäler_in_Landsberg_am_Lech
    “Beautiful tower or lard tower ... Former city gate, seven-storey gate tower with a tent roof crowned by lanterns, city gate with substructure probably after 1270, upper floors and roof work around 1450 ... D-1-81-130-105”
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    Location: Ammersee-Lech, Landkreis Landsberg am Lech, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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