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The Ochsenfurt gate tower is one of three gates of the city wall of Sommerhausen. The tower is located at the southern end of the main road and was a bottleneck for road traffic until the bypass was completed. The basement floors date from the 15th to the 16th century, the top floor from the 17th to the 18th century. A gatekeeper's house is adjacent to the south, and the small gate next to it was used for the passage of individuals after the gate tower was closed.
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Wikipedia: La Franconie (en allemand Franken) est une région géographique et historique du centre-sud de l'Allemagne. Depuis 1815, elle est annexée à la Bavière, dont elle représente aujourd'hui environ les 2/5 nord du territoire. Elle rassemble aujourd'hui 3 des 7 circonscriptions administratives (Regierungsbezirke) bavaroises : Moyenne-Franconie (Mittelfranken), Basse-Franconie (Unterfranken) et Haute-Franconie (Oberfranken).