Bayertor, Medieval defense tower in Landsberg am Lech, Germany

The Bayertor is a medieval defense tower in Landsberg am Lech built from stone with thick walls that once formed part of the city's outer fortifications. The structure displays the typical characteristics of period fortifications with varied openings positioned for defensive purposes along its height.

Built from 1419 to 1425, the Bayertor closed the third ring of Landsberg's walls and faced east toward Bavaria, guarding the border between the Wittelsbach duchy and the Bishopric of Augsburg. It was also called the Münchner Tor and served as one of the city's main customs posts, where merchants paid tolls and paving money. About ten years after completion a barbican with two inner courtyards was added in front of it.

The tower remains central to Landsberg's identity and reflects the skill of medieval stonemasons who built its thick walls. It stands as a symbol of civic pride from an era when such structures defined how people perceived their town's importance.

The tower is easily reachable from Landsberg's town center and can be viewed from outside at any time. If visiting during open hours, you can climb to higher levels and take in views of the surrounding town and landscape.

In the gate passage hangs a late 16th- or early 17th-century crucifix, said by tradition to have washed up during a Lech flood. Opposite it, an inscription names Saint Dismas, patron of carters who venerated him before the descent of the old mountain road. On the town side hangs the bell popularly called the "Swedish Bell".