The Mills Gate

The Mills Gate (HM1A5F)

Location: Lucerne, LU 6004 Luzern
Country: Switzerland
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N 47° 3.136', E 8° 18.171'

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Tor der im 13. Jahrhundert errichteten ?ltesten Befestigung des rechtsufrigen Stadtteils.
Der Name leitete sich von den nahen M?hlen ab.
Es war das ?lteste Ausfalltor gegen Norden und vermittelte den Verkehr Richtung Brugg, bis um 1300 die linksufrige Baselstrasse aufkam.

German-English translation:

The Mills Tower

This 13th Century gate is the oldest fortification established on the right bank portion of the city.The name was derived from the nearby mills.
It was the oldest exit gate to the north, and altared the flow of traffic towards Brugg, which until around 1300 had come up the Basel Road on the left bank of the river.
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HM NumberHM1A5F
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Placed ByStadt der Luzern (City of Lucerne)
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 11:10am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)32T E 447050 N 5211208
Decimal Degrees47.05226667, 8.30285000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 3.136', E 8° 18.171'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 3' 8.16" N, 8° 18' 10.26" E
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Area Code(s)859
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 23 Löwengraben, Lucerne LU 6004, CH
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