Stuttgart District

Waiblingen

Beinsteiner Tor - Access to the old town

Stuttgart District

Beinsteiner Tor - Access to the old town

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Beinsteiner Tor - Access to the old town

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Location: Waiblingen, Rems-Murr-Kreis, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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October 12, 2026

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As early as 1356, a "Bruggentor" (bridge gate) was documented at this location. The present tower, built in 1491, served as the eastern bridge gate directly on the Rems. It protected the city from attackers, while the tower keeper monitored the surrounding area from the top floor. The sandstone coat of arms of Count Eberhard im Bart from the year of construction can still be seen on the outside today.

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🚶HARALD M.🚶

April 20, 2019

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The city with the three towers - that's what Eduard Mörike once called Waiblingen. And that's true today. The poet referred to the tower, the tower of Michael's church and the Beinstein gate tower. The towers and walls of the medieval city fortification give Waiblingen in fact a defensive appearance.

The Beinstein gate tower used to be called Säuturm because the pigs were driven through the gate into the pasture. In the last century he was a municipal and a superior prison. Today he houses the Museum of Csávolyer, the German-born population from southern Hungary, for the Waiblingen sponsorship.

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Klaus Becker 🍌🍦🍧

November 10, 2017

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In the 13th century, there were three city gates in Waiblingen. The Beinstein Gate Tower is the only one that has been preserved to this day. It is still called …

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