Enderttor, Medieval city gate in Cochem, Germany.

The Enderttor is the largest of the three surviving city gates of Cochem, standing at the northern exit of the old town toward the Endert valley. The gate itself is fully preserved, and the small gatekeeper's house that belonged to it still stands beside it. It now sits within the town's pedestrian zone.

The Enderttor was built in 1352 by Elector Balduin as the northern passage of Cochem's town wall, shielding the town from attacks from the Endert valley. For a time it served as the town prison. It is fully preserved, together with its gatekeeper's house, and now stands in the pedestrian zone.

The gate's name comes from the Endert valley it faces. Travellers on the Cologne and Frankfurt mail coaches gathered here or at the neighbouring Torschenke inn before departure. A local legend tells that citizens rolled empty wine barrels down the gate passage to repel soldiers of Franz von Sickingen, who retreated believing a town with empty barrels offered no loot.

The gate stands at the northern exit of the old town, where the road leaves for the Endert valley, and today it sits within the pedestrian zone. The gate and its small gatekeeper's house are fully preserved, so you can walk through the passage and past the keeper's lodge. Approach on foot from the old town, since the surrounding streets are closed to through traffic.

The gate is the largest of Cochem's three surviving city gates and its size reflects the importance of this passage route through town. It once served as a regular stop for stagecoaches traveling between Frankfurt and Cologne, which shows the commercial activity it once controlled.