The built heritage of Babenhausen

Breschtower:

• One of the two well preserved defence towers.
• Its name originates in the 17th century: a hole (Bresche) was shot in the tower.
• In 1965 the Breschturm was renovated, but the hole is still there.

 Eldest half-timbered house:

• The house was probably built in 1484. 
• It was used to defend the “witch- tower.
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 Witch-Tower:

• It is the second well-preserved defence tower in Babenhausen.
• Because of his closeness to the mill it was called mill tower.
• After the witch processes in the 16^th and 17^th century it was called witch-tower.
• It is not proved that witches were burned there.

 The castle:

·       Once it was a residence of the counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg
·         It was a water castle.

·         Build in from the 12th to the 16^th century.

·         The west wing is to be recognized as late Romanic.

·         Today it is closed because of renovation.

City walls:

• The city wall is still very well preserved and surrounds the old part of the city/ town almost completely.
• In front of the wall there was the city ditch full of water.

 Old chemist Shop:

•  Build in 18^th century.
• The remedial plants on the outside facade come from the artist Fritz Kehr.

 The town church

 ·        Originally named St. Nicholas - but today a Protestant church.
·         A medieval church - first mentioned in the 13th century.
·         Especially valuable is a wooden altar from the 16th century.
·        Funeral site of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenberg.