The Schwabentor in Freiburg is one of the two main city gates that have survived to this day and the largest of them (there were five in all). The Schwabentor was heavily rebuilt in the 19th century to make it passable for public transport, but their rich history is still visible under modern alterations.

Built these stone gates in 1250, the gate tower was also built immediately. The walls reach a thickness of 3, 5 m, although initially through them passed the drain to the defensive moat, which walked around the city outside from the walls. The rooms above the entrance were used (unlike all the other gates), mainly as the residence of the city guard. The tower was rebuilt several times, in the 16th century the drain was closed to the ditch, but it was changed only in the 19th century - increased several times, the doors were removed and opened for transport.

Unlike the other surviving gates - Martinstor, neighboring buildings are mostly not new, stylized as antiquities, but preserved from historical times. The gate is now a tall narrow tower with a clock at the top. In the lower part you can see the original masonry. Outside, the tower is partly plastered, and in part - the original masonry has been restored.

These gates can be seen from the inside - they have a small museum of dioramas dedicated to the history of the struggle for the liberation of Southern Germany from the 14th to the 18th century, it is arranged in the two lower tiers of the tower. There you can see the original floors, walls and partially overlapping the building.

Official address: Freiburg, Schlossbergring, 2, Schwabentor. The gate separates the Old Town from everything else, through them there are tram ways (route number 1).

The museum is open from May to October from 14:30 to 17:00 on weekdays and from 12:00 to 14:00 at the weekend, led by a company of enthusiasts - lovers of local history.