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Furrier's Tower

Turnul Cojocarilor
Furrier's Tower
Turnul Cojocarilor
Schäßburg, Törle beim Kürschnerturm, 2
Renardo la vulpo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Original function:
town fortification
Current function:
town fortification
Historical Hungarian county:
Nagy-Küküllő
Country:
Romania
GPS coordinates:
46.2190156016, 24.7902196511
Google map:

History

One of the two towers built to protect the Törle Gate on the east side. It was probably built in the 15th century and defended by a guild of furriers. It was repaired and enlarged after the fire of 1676.

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