Flörsheimer Warte, Medieval watchtower in Flörsheim am Main, Germany.
Flörsheimer Warte is a cylindrical stone tower with a pointed roof standing among the vineyards of the Regionalpark Rhein-Main. The building now houses a restaurant serving regional cuisine and wines from the surrounding area.
The tower was built in the 15th century by Archbishop Berthold von Henneberg as part of the Kasteler Landwehr defense system protecting the Rhine. The current structure is a reconstruction completed in 1996, while the original foundations remain preserved below ground for archaeological study.
The tower's name comes from the Flörsheim stretch of the Kasteler Landwehr, the 15th-century line of watchtowers begun under Mainz archbishop Berthold von Henneberg; Mosbach, Erbenheim and Hochheim had comparable towers. The 1996 rebuild by the Gesellschaft zur Rekultivierung der Kiesgrubenlandschaft Weilbach follows drawings of the lost structure and houses an excursion restaurant.
The 1996 reconstruction stands about 50 metres northeast of the surviving foundations of the medieval tower, in the Wicker district of Flörsheim am Main. The round tower has a pointed stone roof and houses an excursion restaurant, so a visit can be combined with a stop for food; the site lies in the vineyards above the Rhine plain.
The current structure stands about 50 meters northeast of the original foundations, which remain preserved below ground for archaeological research. This allows visitors to stand at a location that connects continuous history from medieval times to today.
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