Marschiertor, City gate in Aachen, Germany

The Marschiertor is a medieval city gate in Aachen featuring two four-story towers flanking a central passage. The portal opening measures roughly 4.80 meters (16 feet) across, while the entire structure spans approximately 23.80 meters (78 feet) in width.

Construction of the Marschiertor began around 1257 and was probably completed shortly after 1300. It was the southernmost of the four main gates of Aachen's second city wall, the Gothic Wall built in the 14th and 15th centuries, and served as the main weapons depot. Its name derives from Burtscheid, the destination of the road that started here.

Since 1964 the gate has housed the Stadtgarde "Oecher Penn von 1857 e. V.", a carnival society whose members spent about 5,000 working hours and over half a million euros in donations restoring it. Their name echoes the Pennsoldaten, city soldiers once nicknamed for the wooden pegs (Penn) they carved for shoe soles. The great Waffensaal seats 200 guests for club events.

The gate stands near the main train station, making it easy to reach and a convenient starting point for walking tours of the historic district. From this location, you can easily access other medieval landmarks in the city center.

The gate's name comes from Burtscheid: Marschier, Mieschiers and Berseter are worn forms of the neighbouring town's name, whose Latin form was Porcetum. The gate stood at the start of the road to Burtscheid, which ended at the Burtscheider Obertor, demolished in August 1865.