Town Fortification Weißenburg

The city wall with its 38 towers is almost completely preserved and surrounds the old town center of Weißenburg.

The Ellinger Tor is the only remaining medieval city gate of the city fortifications of Weißenburg in Bavaria. The Ellinger Tor forms the northernmost part of Weißenburg's old town and has the address Ellinger Straße 12.

The main tower dates from the 14th century and was extended around 1510 with the barbican and two smaller towers with curved dome caps. The top floor was added in 1662.

The tower complex is adorned with three coats of arms: On the right tower, the first imperial city coat of arms from 1241 can be seen, the left one shows the city coat of arms from 1481, which is still valid today, and in the middle, the imperial coat of arms is visible. While the city moat was filled in until sixty years ago, it is now crossed by a stone bridge as it once was.

Since 1977, the tower has housed the Historic Council Library of the city of Weißenburg. The five-story building is crowned by a domed helmet.