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City wall with rampart walk
Market Square 1/3
75365 Calw
Calw
City wall with rampart walk
The first record of the existence of a city wall in Calw It dates from 1523, but fortifications likely existed as early as the 13th century.
to have existed. The wall encircled the entire city. A hedge in front provided additional protection to the north, west, and south; to the east, the Nagold They were superfluous. Gates and towers, serving as entrances and watchtowers, as well as most of the walls, were demolished at the beginning of the 19th century. The city wall, with a thickness of 1,5 to 1,9 meters, is well preserved in some places, for example in the street Im Zwinger, in the garden of the Villa Wagner on Lederstraße, and in the area of the former youth hostel on Salzgasse. However, a section of the wall's parapet walk is only preserved in the courtyard of Marktplatz 1 and 3.
City fortifications
Further details about the city's fortifications (the course of the walls, the locations of the towers, etc.) can be explored in the "Lange" tower. The "Lange" is the only remaining tower of the city's fortifications and a former prison – today it houses a museum.
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