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The Nordertor is an old town gate in Flensburg, Germany, which was built around 1595. Today the landmark is used as a symbol for Flensburg.〔Heinz Taufel, Kay Wohlsen: ''Flensburg'', 29〕 == History == The town wall of Flensburg was built step by step from 1345 onwards.〔(Stadtmauer und Stadttore. Lese und Arbeitsheft zur Geschichte Flensburgs für den Heimat- und Sachunterricht .. von der Universität Flensburg ) (PDF), page 5〕 A town gate, named ''Norder Porte'', was built in the northern section of the wall.〔(Stadtmauer und Stadttore. Lese und Arbeitsheft zur Geschichte Flensburgs für den Heimat- und Sachunterricht .. von der Universität Flensburg ) (PDF), page 10〕 At the end of the 16th century it was replaced by the Nordertor, a bulding with stepped gables and archway.〔Werner Scharnweber: ''Flensburg'', 29〕 At this time the Nordertor marked the northern boundary of the town. It was a checkpoint that was closed at night.〔Heinz Taufel, Kay Wohlsen: ''Flensburg'', Glossary: Nordertor〕 On the north face of the gate are two plaques. The left one bears the royal coat of arms of King Christian IV, 1577-1648 and the Latin words: ''Regna Firmat Pietas'' — Piety strengthens the Realm. The right one bears the coat of arms of Flensburg with the German words: ''Friede ernährt, Unfrieden verzehrt'' — Peace nurtures, strife devours.〔Heinz Taufel, Kay Wohlsen: ''Flensburg'', Glossary: Nordertor〕 Also to be seen is the date of renovation, inscribed as "Renov. 1767". The town gate was restored in the time of Christian VII, 1749-1808.〔Werner Scharnweber: ''Flensburg'', 44〕 The left plaque is most likely the older of the two, possibly from the time when the Nordertor was built.〔Compare ''Flensburger Straßennamen''. Gesellschaft für Flensburger Stadtgeschichte, Flensburg 2005 , ISBN 3-925856-50-1, article: Am Nordertor〕 In 1796 a ban on building outside the town walls ended, and the town began to expand beyond.〔Flensburger Tageblatt: (Engelsby, Mürwik, Jürgensby - Stadtgeschichte vor der Haustür ), Februar 5. 2009. Retrieved März 26, 2015.〕 The suburb of Neustadt (''Newtown'') was built in the neighborhood of the Nordertor. In 1913/14 the gate was restored by the architect Paul Ziegler, and a clock was installed.〔Lutz Wilde: ''Denkmaltopographie Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Kulturdenkmale in Schleswig-Holstein.'' Band 2, Flensburg, page 140〕 In 1966 the Deutsche Bundespost issued a 30 Pfennig stamp with the gate's image. Over 3 billion of these stamps for letter post were sold.〔(Flensburg-Online, Nordertor ), Retrieved November 28, 2015〕 In the 1990s the gate was again restored and the clock was removed. In 2004 the gate was licensed as a venue for civil weddings, so that weddings are now performed in a room above the archway of the gate.〔Heinz Taufel, Kay Wohlsen: ''Flensburg'', Glossary: Nordertor〕 Blick vom ehemaligen Standort Norderporten in die Richtung zum Nordertor.JPG|View from the original site of the ''Norder Porte'' to the Nordertor today Wappen auf dem Nordertor.JPG|The coats of arms and the mottos File:Nordertor (1972).jpg|The Nordertor 1972 Flensburg-staedtische-strassenbahn-tw-35-725647.jpg|Flensburg's tramway in front of the Nordertor in 1972 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nordertor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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