Pozůstatky městského opevnění Česká Lípa - Pozůstatky městského opevnění Česká Lípa

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The town was first mentioned under the name Lipé in 1263. It was fortified in the second half of the 13th century. In the neighborhood of the Art Nouveau café Union on Sokolská Street there are the best accessible remains of the town fortification of Česká Lípa (in front of them you will find a statue of a Flutterist in the gap between the houses). Others can be found in the garden of the Archaeological Museum Šatlava and in the garden of the tea house in Klášterní Street. Small sections of the walls have been preserved on the border of Jiráskova and Panská streets. Most of the walls were demolished after 1820. The scant sections of the walls and part of the so-called Marian Gate northeast of the square of T. G. Masaryk have been preserved to this day. The original entrance to Česká Lípa was provided by four gates and two forties, the fifth gate connected the town with the castle. The walls were double. The inner wall was higher, built mostly of basalt stones and up to 2.5 meters high. Beyond it, in the direction of the city, was a shallow moat, beyond which was the outer lower wall. In front of the walls furthest from the city was a moat up to eight meters deep, which the potential attackers had to overcome with great effort and climb over the lower wall, where they could already be attacked from a height. You can see the model of the medieval fortifications in the Local History Museum. The town is first mentioned under the name of Lipé in 1263. It was fortified in the second half of the 13th century. In the vicinity of Art Nouveau Union Café in Sokolská Street are the best accessible remains of the city fortification of Česká Lípa (in front of you, you can find the flute player's statue in the gap between the houses). We will find another one in the garden of Šatlava Archaeological Museum and in the garden of Tea House in Klášterní Street. Small stretches of walls have survived on the intersection of Jiráskova and Panská streets. Most of the walls were demolished after 1820. Preserved sections of the fortifications and part of the so-called Marian Gate northeast of T. Masaryk square were preserved. The original entrance to Česká Lípa was provided by four gates and two wickets, the fifth gate was connecting the town with the castle. The walls were double. The inner wall was higher, built mostly from basalt stones and up to 2.5 meters high. Behind it, in the direction of the city, was a shallow trench behind which ended with the outer lower wall. In front of the walls, farthest from the town, there was an eight-meter deep trench. A model of the medieval fortifications can be seen in the local Museum of History.

Here you can see one of the few remains of the city walls of Česká Lípa. Others can be found in the garden of the Archaeological Museum Šatlava above the square and in the garden of the Tao teahouse in Klášterní Street. The place is nice - with a few benches, greenery and in addition in the city center. The original entrance to Česká Lípa was provided by four gates and two forts, the fifth gate connected the city with the castle. The walls were double. The inner wall was higher, built mostly of basalt stones and up to 2.5 meters high. Behind it, in the direction from the city, was a shallow moat, behind which was the outer lower wall. In front of the walls, the furthest furthest from the city was up to eight meters deep, which potential attackers had to overcome with great effort and climb the lower wall, where they could already be attacked from a height.