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	A '''fortified gateway''' is an element of a variety of [[fortified]] structures, such as a [[castle]] or [[city wall\|walled town]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-03-16 \|title=Definition of		A '''fortified gateway''' is an element of a variety of [[fortified]] structures, such as a [[castle]] or [[city wall\|walled town]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-03-16 \|title=Definition of
	\|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortification \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|website=www.merriam-webster.com \|language=en}}</ref> Fortified gates or gateways appear in the [[Bronze Age]] and reach into the modern times.<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Israel: 5,500-year-old gate dating back to early bronze age, discovered! \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/israel-5500-year-old-gate-dating-back-to-early-bronze-age-discovered/articleshow/102980219.cms \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>		\|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortification \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|website=www.merriam-webster.com \|language=en}}</ref> Fortified gates or gateways appear in the [[Bronze Age]] and reach into the modern times.<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Israel: 5,500-year-old gate dating back to early bronze age, discovered! \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/israel-5500-year-old-gate-dating-back-to-early-bronze-age-discovered/articleshow/102980219.cms \|access-date=2024-03-21 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

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A '''fortified gateway''' is an element of a variety of [[fortified]] structures, such as a [[castle]] or [[city wall|walled town]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-16 |title=Definition of
|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortification |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref> Fortified gates or gateways appear in the [[Bronze Age]] and reach into the modern times.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Israel: 5,500-year-old gate dating back to early bronze age, discovered! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/israel-5500-year-old-gate-dating-back-to-early-bronze-age-discovered/articleshow/102980219.cms |access-date=2024-03-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==City gate==
{{main|City gate}}

==Gatehouse==
{{main|Gatehouse}}

==''Torburg''==
[[File:Jakob Scheiner Koeln Severinstor Feldseite.jpg|thumb|The Severin Gate in [[Cologne]]]]

In [[German language|German]], a "Torburg", lit. "gate castle", is a relatively autonomous and heavily fortified gateway of a castle or town. Medieval castle gateways of this type usually have additional fortifications in front of them. A common form is the [[tower]] gateway (German: ''Turmtorburg''); a variant is the [[bastion]] gateway (German: ''Halbrundturmtorburg''). [[List of castles in Europe|They are common in Europe]].

===Examples in Europe===
====France====
[[Château du Sou]] in [[Lacenas]]

====Germany====
[[File:Seeburg6.jpg|thumb|Fortified gateway of Seeburg Palace]]
[[File:Porta Nigra morgens (100MP).jpg|thumb|[[Porta Nigra]] in [[Trier]]]]
[[File:Marschiertor Aachen.jpg|thumb|Marching Gate (double gate castle) in [[Aachen]]]]
*[[Deutsches Tor (Metz)|Deutsches Tor]] in Metz
*[[Ehrentor]], [[Eigelsteintorburg]], [[Hahnentorburg]], [[Kuniberts Tower]], [[Schaafentor]] and [[Severin Gate]] in Cologne
*Town fortifications of Erkelenz
*[[Friedländer Tor]] in Neubrandenburg
*[[Marching Gate]] and [[Bridge Gate]] in Aachen as well as Aachen's city walls
*[[Upper Gate (Neuss)|Upper Gate]] in Neuss
*Fortified gateway of [[Seeburg Palace (Hassegau)|Seeburg Palace]]
*[[Star Gate (Bonn)|Star Gate]] in Bonn
*Fortified gateway of [[Stolberg Castle#Fortified gateway, lowe gate and castle house|Stolberg Castle]] in Stolberg (Rhineland)
*[[Porta Alba]], [[Porta Nigra]] and [[Trier Imperial Baths|Imperial Baths]] in Trier

====Romania (Transylvania)====
*[[Stundturm (Sighișoara)|Stundturm]] in Sighișoara

====United Kingdom====
*[[Westgate, Canterbury|Westgate]] at [[Canterbury]]
*[[Balkerne Gate]] at [[Colchester]]
*[[Bargate]], [[Southampton]]
*[[Castle Upton]] in [[Templepatrick]], [[Northern Ireland]]
*[[Kingsgate, Winchester|Kingsgate]] and [[Westgate, Winchester]]
*[[Monnow Bridge]], [[Monmouth]] - the only surviving type in Britain with the gatehouse positioned on the bridge
*[[Portgate]] on [[Hadrian's Wall]]
*Five Arches Gate and Whitesand Gate at [[Tenby]]
*[[York city walls#Micklegate Bar|Micklegate Bar]] and other gates at [[York]]

===On coats of arms===
* [[Bad Kissingen]]
* [[Dinslaken]]
* [[Königswinter]]
* [[Limerick]]
* [[Neubrandenburg]]
* [[Uedem]]
* [[Wassenberg]]
* [[Wiehl]]

<gallery>
File:Limerick.Shield.png|Fortified gate in the Limerick coat of arms
File:DEU Dinslaken COA.svg|Fortified gate in the Dinslaken coat of arms
File:DEU Koenigswinter COA.svg|Fortified gate in the Königswinter coat of arms
File:Wappenwiehl.svg|Fortified gate in the Wiehl coat of arms
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Barbican]]
*[[Bridge castle]]
*[[Gate tower]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Castle architecture]]
[[Category:Types of gates]]
[[Category:Fortification (architectural elements)]]

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