Tag:tower:type=defensive

tower:type = defensive
File:Ravensburg Hirschgraben Wehrturm.jpg
Description
Fortified defensive tower Error creating thumbnail:
Rendering in OSM Carto
Group: man made
Used on these elements
Requires
man_made=tower
Useful combination
name=* historic=yes height=*
Status: de facto
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Error creating thumbnail: Fortified defensive tower. Usually it is located within the medieval city.

Error creating thumbnail: Donjon(fr) is a residential defensive tower of the medieval castles built under French influence.

Error creating thumbnail: Keep is main defensive tower of medieval castles built under English influence. It has both defensive and residential functions. Its continental counterpart is the French Donjon.

Error creating thumbnail: Bergfried is a German scientific name for non-residential main defensive tower of medieval castles. This type was very common in Central Europe since the 12th century. If the main tower was designed for a permanent residence, it is called Donjon.

You can tag Donjon, Keep and Bergfried using additional tags defensive=donjon, defensive=keep, and defensive=bergfried.

How to map

Set a node or draw as an area along the outline and tag it with

• man_made=tower
• tower:type=defensive.
• name=*

Tag to use in combination

• historic=yes - the tower is of historic value
• heritage=* - the tower is protected by a heritage organization
• height=12 - it is 12 meters high
• access=yes - the tower is publicly accessible

Examples of defensive towers

tower:type=defensive

• Ravensburg Hirschgraben
  Ravensburg Hirschgraben
• Roman tower in Kemnatu
  Roman tower in Kemnatu
• Defensive tower in city walls of Rottenburg
  Defensive tower in city walls of Rottenburg
• Defensive tower Pfeddersheim
  Defensive tower Pfeddersheim
• Defensive tower Zündorf (Köln-Porz/Rhein)
  Defensive tower Zündorf (Köln-Porz/Rhein)

Examples of residential defensive towers

tower:type=defensive + defensive=donjon

• File:Donjon, Oberlahnstein (Rhénanie-Palatinat) (6879989735).jpg
• File:Maurepas ruine donjon.JPG
• File:Extérieur Donjon Bressieux.JPG
• File:Donjon Loches 2.jpg
• File:Pons, le donjon.JPG

Examples of Keep

tower:type=defensive + defensive=keep

• File:Ruined Keep (7149122169).jpg
• File:Peveril Castle keep, 2008.jpg
• File:Northam Castle keep 20140528.jpg
• File:Richmond keep from SW, 2009.jpg
• File:Rochester Keep.jpg

Examples of Bergfried

tower:type=defensive + defensive=bergfried

• File:Waxenberg - Bergfried 1.jpg
• File:Burg Vilsegg Bergfried.jpg
• File:Bergfried Liebenstein 2011 Alupus.jpg
• File:Schwarzenfels Bergfried.jpg
• File:Rieneck Bergfried.jpg

State

You can use the tag building:condition=State to indicated the state of medieval towers.

And/or, if applicable, you can use the tag ruins=yes.

Similar tags

• man_made=tower + tower:type=observation
• man_made=tower + tower:type=watchtower
• historic=city_gate
• defensive_works=*