Luginsland
Luginsland marks a former defensive position on Memmingen’s city wall, at the eastern corner of the Ulmer suburb. The site lies between the Beggar’s Tower and Ulmer Gate. Only tuff stone foundations and a commemorative plaque remain, while the location is wheelchair accessible.
Built in 1445 during Memmingen’s final expansion, the round brick tower became the tallest of the city’s fortifications. A gallery beneath its tiled roof held loopholes for defence. Its position helped protect Ulmer Gate and the city moat. By 1630, Memmingen’s defences included thirty towers, with this structure the most prominent.
Napoleonic influence brought its dismantling in 1806, together with four other towers. A small weather vane once topped the roof above the lookout gallery. The surviving plaque fixes the vanished tower’s place beside the wall.
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