Town Fortification Nördlingen-Reimlinger Gate

The Nördlingen city wall is the only city wall in Germany that has a completely preserved, all-round accessible and covered battlement. It encloses the entire medieval old town of Nördlingen and has a length of 2.6 kilometers. The city wall includes five gates with gate towers, eleven other towers and a bastion.

Construction of the city wall began in 1327 on the orders of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor. It replaced the old defensive rampart, the course of which can still be seen today in the course of the old town streets Drehergasse, Bei den Kornschrannen, Vordere Gerbergasse, Herrengasse and Neubaugasse. Between 1536 and 1613, four gates and two towers were rebuilt from scratch. In addition, seven oven towers, three strong bulwarks and two bastions were built during this period. During the Thirty Years' War in 1634, the Nördlingen city fortifications withstood a siege by imperial troops in the run-up to the Battle of Nördlingen. From 1803, the people of Nördlingen began to dismantle parts of the now superfluous city wall. In 1826, King Ludwig I of Bavaria placed the wall under his protection and forbade its further demolition.

Reimlinger Tor

The Reimlinger Tor secured the road to Augsburg in the Middle Ages. It dates from the 14th century and is the oldest city gate in Nördlingen. The superstructures with the bulging cannon platform and the tower guard's room were added later, as was the fortified outwork.