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Weyertor

A medieval city gate in the south-west of the ring wall – demolished in 1889; its name lives on in Weyerstraße.

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The Weyertor was one of the great landward gates of Cologne's medieval ring wall, located in the south-west of the city.

At a glance

Built
first third of the 13th century (late Romanesque)
Demolished
1889
Status
no longer exists
Today
Weyerstraße recalls the gate

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-06-24

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Note

The Weyertor – according to Adam Wrede the highest-lying gate of the new ring wall – was demolished in 1889 during a city expansion. We keep the entry for the city's history; only four medieval gatehouses survive today.

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