Usage Note
Stadttor is a gate tower in a city wall through which travellers once entered or left a medieval town. Surviving Stadttore are among the most photographed landmarks in historic German towns. Plural Stadttore.
Examples
"Das gotische Stadttor markiert den Eingang zur mittelalterlichen Altstadt."
Natural Translation
The Gothic city gate marks the entrance to the medieval old town.
Literal Translation
The Gothic city-gate marks the entrance to the medieval old-city.
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