Butcher's Tower
Turnul Măcelarilor
Butcher's Tower
Turnul Măcelarilor
Cezar Suceveanu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
town fortification
Current function:
town fortification
Settlement:
Historical Hungarian county:
Nagy-Küküllő
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.2187427615, 24.7901044527
Google map:
Useful links
muemlekem.hu
History
One of two towers built to protect the eastern Törle Gate. It is from the 12th century, the upper two storeys were added in the 16th century, together with the cannon bastion in front of it.
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