Medieval town fortifications in Gartz, with surviving Stettiner Gate section.
Stadtbefestigung Gartz is the medieval town fortification of Gartz (Oder) in Brandenburg, Germany, begun in the 13th century. It originally included a city wall and four gates. Today, the northern wall section and the Stettiner Tor survive. The fortification, gate, and Pulverturm are protected monuments.
Stadtbefestigung Gartz is the medieval town fortification of Gartz (Oder) in the Uckermark district of Brandenburg, Germany. The defensive complex dates from the 13th century and originally consisted mainly of the town wall and four town gates. It was built with fieldstone boulders and brick, and within the wall stood three watchtowers known as the Blue Hat, a round tower, and the Storchennest. The fortification was heavily damaged by the Second World War and by building policies in the GDR. Today, only parts of the town wall survive on the northern and western edges of Gartz. Of the former Blue Hat, only the decorated rectangular substructure remains visible. The Storchennest, built in the 14th century, still preserves its base and an octagonal upper section with a crenellated ring and a stone conical roof, probably from the 15th century. The northern part of the wall with the Stettiner Tor has survived. The lower part of this gate was built in the 13th century as one of the original four gates, and it is the only one still standing. In the 15th century it was enlarged with a three-storey brick tower. The Stettiner Tor was restored between 1995 and 1997, and the fortification is listed as an architectural monument in Brandenburg.
