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Hohntor
 The
gate Hohntor, situated on the city wall's southern rim, is
undoubtedly Bad Neustadt's symbol. The gate has a height of
34 meters and its name stems from a middle German word meaning
"enclosure". It was constructed in the years 1578/79
under the royal bishop Julius Echter. Valtin Klein, from the
nearby village Salz, was the architect.
A striking element of the six story building
are its renaissance style gable ends, typical of that period.
On the outside, a baroque statue of St. Kilian, situated above
the entrance, welcomes the newcomers. 
In the fifth story an alcove can be found, which
served less for decorative purposes but rather to defend the
city against enemies. It was from there that hot pitch or
similar substances were poured upon aggressors in order to
prevent them from penetrating further into the city. The other
small alcoves that are situated in the southern part and in
the third story were used as water-closets.
The two entrances for pedestrians on both sides
of the gate were added only in the 30s and 60s of the 20th
century.
When entering the city through the Hohntor you
will find yourself on the historic trade route Hamburg - Rome,
which went through Bad Neustadt. As a counterpart to the Hohntor
and as a second entrance along this road served the gate Spörleinstor
which, however, was torn down in the years 1846/48 to facilitate
the access to the city. Only two pillars remain to remind
its existence.
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