In German, a "Torburg", lit. "gate castle", is a relatively autonomous and heavily fortified gateway of a castle or town. Medieval castle gateways of this type usually have additional fortifications in front of them. A common form is the tower gateway (German: Turmtorburg); a variant is the bastion gateway (German: Halbrundturmtorburg). They are common in Europe.

Examples in Europe edit

France edit

Château du Sou in Lacenas

Germany edit

• Deutsches Tor in Metz
• Ehrentor, Eigelsteintorburg, Hahnentorburg, Kuniberts Tower, Schaafentor and Severin Gate in Cologne
• Town fortifications of Erkelenz
• Friedländer Tor in Neubrandenburg
• Marching Gate and Bridge Gate in Aachen as well as Aachen's city walls
• Upper Gate in Neuss
• Fortified gateway of Seeburg Palace
• Star Gate in Bonn
• Fortified gateway of Stolberg Castle in Stolberg (Rhineland)
• Porta Alba, Porta Nigra and Imperial Baths in Trier

Romania (Transylvania) edit

• Stundturm in Sighișoara

United Kingdom edit

• Westgate at Canterbury
• Balkerne Gate at Colchester
• Bargate, Southampton
• Castle Upton in Templepatrick, Northern Ireland
• Kingsgate and Westgate, Winchester
• Monnow Bridge, Monmouth - the only surviving type in Britain with the gatehouse positioned on the bridge
• Portgate on Hadrian's Wall
• Five Arches Gate and Whitesand Gate at Tenby
• Micklegate Bar and other gates at York

On coats of arms edit

• Bad Kissingen
• Dinslaken
• Königswinter
• Limerick
• Neubrandenburg
• Uedem
• Wassenberg
• Wiehl

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  Fortified gate in the Limerick coat of arms
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  Fortified gate in the Dinslaken coat of arms
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  Fortified gate in the Königswinter coat of arms
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  Fortified gate in the Wiehl coat of arms

• Barbican
• Bridge castle
• Gate tower