Badtor / "Bath" Gate

Das „Untere Tor“ oder Badtor grenzte an dieser Stelle vor dem Volkach-Bach und der Furt direkt an das Badhaus an.

1714/15 wird das Pflaster „von der Brück'n bis zum Badtor gemacht".

Am 09.03.1798 wurde diese Toranlage für 37 Gulden zum Abbruch versteigert „weil es platterdings (schlechthin) nicht stehen bleiben, da dieses Dreck- nest schon lange zuwider gewest“.

Im Untergrund des gegenüberliegenden Gartens befinden sich noch Fundamentreste dieses ehemaligen Torhauses und der Dorfbefestigung.

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(English translation:) Already seven years after the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), extensive building of village fortification had begun with the construction of three municipal gateways (gatehouses).

The "Lower Gate" or "Bath Gate" stood in this location in front of the Volkach stream and the ford that led directly to the bathhouse.

In 1714-15 the way "from the bridge to the Bath Gate" is

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On March 9, 1798, this gate was auctioned for 37 guilders for demolition "because it obviously should no longer be there, as this filth-nest has long been repugnant".

Beneath the ground of the garden opposite there are still extant remains of the foundation of this former gatehouse and village fortification.
(Marker Number 3d.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical date for this entry is March 9, 1798.
 
Location. 49° 53.914′ N, 10° 16.185′ E. Marker is in Zeilitzheim, Bayern (Bavaria), in Schweinfurt. Marker is on Brückenstraße, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Brückenstraße 10, Zeilitzheim BY 97509, Germany. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gerberhaueser / Tanners Houses (a few steps from this marker); Das Badhaus / The Bathhouse (a few steps from this marker); Stone Bridge (a few steps from this marker); Storchenbrünnlein / Little Stork Spring (within shouting distance of this marker); Gerberhaus / Tanner's House (Brueckenstrasse 5) (within shouting distance of this marker); Gemeindebäckerei / Community Bake-House (within shouting distance of this marker); Ehemalige Gendarmeriestation / Former Police Station

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, September 24, 2019

2. Badtor / "Bath" Gate Marker - wide view

Although the plexiglass makes it difficult to see, the marker is barely visible here between the first two windows to the right of the building's corner. This photo is taken from where one have been standing directly in front of the right side of the gate.