We were passing by this structure while aboard the River Cruise Vessel "AmaPrima" on our way to Trier. The structure is known as the "Oberwesel Oschenturm" Or Ox Turm. The Ox Tower stands like an exclamation mark at the northern end of the city wall! With a height of more than 40 meters and a diameter of almost 12 meters, it was one of the strongest city towers in the Rhineland. It showed like no other tower the power and self-confidence of the medieval town of Oberwesel situated along the...
Read moreOn the Rhine side, the city fortifications of the northern suburb were secured by two round towers, the Katzenturm and the larger tower, the Ochsenturm. Originally there was only a small tower where the Ochsenturm stands today. A must see, when you are in...
Read more13th century Heritage Tower build for City's fortifications. Just on the road and opposite the River Rhine . Most visited site...
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