Kolb Tower

Kolb Tower (HM1AJR)

Location: Innsbruck, Tyrol 6020 Innsbruck
Country: Austria
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N 47° 16.03', E 11° 23.574'

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Kolbenturm

Wahrscheinlich bereits im 13. Jh. wie ein Torturm ?ber die Schlossergasse erbaut, befand sich dieser Wohnturm der Familie Kolb mit den beiderseits anschliessenden H?usern von ca. 1450 bis 1582 in landesf?rstlichem Besitz und fungierte 1563/82 als Hofspital. Seine heutige Gestalt mit Renaissance-Freskenschmuck erhielt der Turm 1582/85 unter Karl Schurf zu Sch?nwer und Mariastein, Erblandj?germeister von Tirol, der auch 1608 die Erhebung zum adeligen Ansitz "Karlsburg" erwirkte. An Karl Schurf erinnert sein pr?chtiger Wappenstein von 1585 rechts vom Hauseingang. Im 18. Jh, bzw. bis 1862 im Besitz der Grafen Sarnthein, gelangte der Ansitz 1902 in st?dtischen Besitz. Sein S?dtrakt-an der Stadtmauer- wurde nach Bombenzerst?rung 1955 wiederaufgebaut.


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This building probably stood here already in the 13th Century, built as a gate tower over the metal workers alley. Set amongst the adjoining houses, it served as a residential tower for the noble Kolb Family from about 1450 to 1582, and also served from 1563-82 as a hospital. The tower took on its present form in 1582-85, receiving Renaissance frescoes, under the ownership of Karl Schurf of Sch?nwer and Mariastein, the Gamekeeper of the Crown Hereditary Lands of Tyrol, who was elevated to the noble seat of "Karlsburg" in 1608. The superb stone Schurf coat of arms from 1585 is to the right of the entrance. Throughout the 18th Century, and until 1862 it belonged to the Counts Sarnthein, and then became property of the City in 1902. The WW II bomb damage on the tower's southern section, adjacent to the city wall, was rebuilt in 1955.
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HM NumberHM1AJR
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Placed ByStadt Innsbruck (City of Innsbruck)
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Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 3:34am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)32T E 681008 N 5237631
Decimal Degrees47.26716667, 11.39290000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 16.03', E 11° 23.574'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 16' 1.80" N, 11° 23' 34.44" E
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 17 Kiebachgasse, Innsbruck Tyrol 6020, AT
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