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Glockenturm (Bell Tower, Gate Tower)

Glockenturm (Bell Tower, Gate Tower)
Medgyes - erődtemplom - a Trombitás és a harangtorony - panoramio
h_laca, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
town fortification
bell tower
Current function:
town fortification, bell tower
Address:
Piaţa Castelului
Historical Hungarian county:
Nagy-Küküllő
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.1652470291, 24.3508397352
Google map:

History

The first floor of the castle's gate tower houses the church bells, the oldest of which was cast in 1449. The tower dates back to the 15th century and was modified in 1695 and 1796.

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