Diezerpoort (stadspoort) - Zwolle NL
Posted by: dreamhummie
N 52° 30.827 E 006° 05.933
32U E 303146 N 5822140
The Diezerpoort is a former city gate (± 1475) in the city wall on the corner of Diezerstraat - Pletterstraat in Zwolle, The Netherlands.
Waymark Code: WMWZD8
Location: Overijssel, Netherlands
Date Posted: 11/04/2017
Views: 5
Wikipedia reads:
"The Diezerpoort is a former city gate (± 1475) in the city wall of Zwolle, which was demolished in 1828 and 1829. Today only the contours of the road surface remain where the gate once stood. Also, the start in the form of a curve in the city wall.
The gate stood on the spot where the current Diezerstraat ends. On the gate stood a statue of the patron saint of the city: Saint Michael. This statue was preserved and can now be seen in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption.
The residential area on the other side of the city canal is named after the gate: Diezerpoort."
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