Iphofen in Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe
Einersheimer Gate
Einersheimer Tor
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2012
1. Einersheimer Gate Marker
[Marker text in German:]
1525 Abwehr eines Bauernhaufens
1551 Ausbau zu einer massiven Wehranlage mit Verbindung des äusseren und inneren Tores durch den Steinmetz Caspar Rotenfelser. Steinkreuz im Innern zur Erinnerung an einen von den Schweden im 30-jährigen Krieg erstochenen Iphöfer.
[Marker text translated into English, more or less:]
1525 Defense during the peasant uprising
1551 Expanded to a massive fortification connecting the outer and inner door by the master mason Caspar Rotenfelser. The stone cross in the interior commemorates the death of an Iphofen citizen stabbed by one of the Swedes during the 30-Years War.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1422.
Location. 49° 42.203′ N, 10° 15.808′ E. Marker is in Iphofen, Bayern (Bavaria), in Kitzingen. Marker is at the intersection of Einersheimerstrasse and Lange Gasse, on the left when traveling west on Einersheimerstrasse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Iphofen BY 97346, Germany. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8
this page online
Also see . . . Atonement Crosses - Iphofen (in German). Suehnekreuz.de's page on the "atonement crosses" in Iphofen. On the stone cross (mentioned on the marker) in the gatehouse (translated): In 1632, during the Thirty Years' War, Swedish troops surged through the gate into the city. A city councilor asked for mercy on behalf of the city residents, but was stabbed by a mercenary. At the spot where he died, the cross was erected. The cross in the gatehouse is the second down on the page, "Iphofen (II)", with picture. (Submitted on August 9, 2012.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2012
2. Einersheimer Gate and Marker - eastern side
Photographed By Unknown, circa 1921
3. Einersheimer Gate - eastern side (1921 postcard)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2012
4. Einersheimer Gate - eastern side, upper portion of gatehouse
Perched above the entryway between the two windows sits the Pechnase ("machiolation"). Literally the "bad-luck nose" from which a defender could pour boiling pitch or hot water upon the attacking enemy. Bad luck, indeed.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2012
5. Einersheimer Gate - interior of gatehouse, looking upwards
Photographed By Unknown, circa 1930
6. Einersheimer Gate - interior of gatehouse, 1930 postcard view
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2012
7. Einersheimer Gate - gatehouse interior, view of arrow loops ("shooting holes")
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2012
8. Einersheimer Gate - view looking south from gatehouse
This is the view a bowman would have seen looking south out of one of the arrowloops in the gatehouse - a clear shot along the moat, with the Eulenturm ("Owl Tower") further back.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 14, 2012
9. Einersheimer Gate - western side, with Ilmbacher Hof (1742) to the right of the gate
Credits. This page was last revised on January 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2012, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 446 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on August 9, 2012, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
