Židovski stolp/Jewish tower, Maribor

One of Maribor's famous towers

Židovski stolp or the Jewish tower is one of the four remaining wall towers of the medieval Maribor. It's located on the eastern part of Lent, very close to the Water tower, a famous landmark of Maribor. Both used to be connected by a parapet walk and the water gate stood between them. The tower was built in 1465 on the place of the former guard house. The whole area is called the Jewish quarter and Jews lived here from the 13th to the late 15th century, before they were expelled by a decree from the Austrian Emperor. The lower part of the tower is made of 1.5m thick stone walls, the upper part is made of bricks. Today the whole structure is home to the Maribor Fotoklub, which regularly holds photography exhibitions inside the tower.

The Jewish tower behind the Water tower, photo from August 2010.

Jewish tower as seen from the Jewish quarter near the synagogue (Nov 2010).

A closeup of the Jewish tower from May 2006. The upper part is made of bricks.

Jewish tower from below with the remains of the old wall, May 2006.

Jewish tower from below, taken in November 2010.

Jewish tower from the side, taken in August, 2010.

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Read also: [Maribor: City of towers][Info source: Brochure]