Sigmundstor
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The Sigmundstor, often still known as the Neutor, is a road tunnel in Salzburg that also forms one of the city gates of the historic Altstadt. It connects the Altstadt with the Riedenburg quarter through the Mönchsberg mountain. Built in the 18th century, it is the oldest road tunnel in Austria.
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- Image
- Salzburg Neutor West 03.jpg
- Length
- 131
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- Commons category
- Siegmundstor (Salzburg)
- street address
- Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz
- inception
- 1765-00-00
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- Earlier projects
- Tunnel construction
- Subsequent history
- Features
- The eastern entrance
- The western entrance
- The former Zwinger in front of the west gate
- Bibliography
- References
The Sigmundstor, often still known as the Neutor, is a road tunnel in Salzburg that also forms one of the city gates of the historic Altstadt. It connects the Altstadt with the Riedenburg quarter through the Mönchsberg mountain. Built in the 18th century, it is the oldest road tunnel in Austria.
The tunnel is long, wide and high. It is dug at an 8% incline, which helps drainage and lets natural light illuminate it. Today, and despite its narrow lanes, the Sigmundstor is an important and busy transport route, carrying both car traffic and routes 1, 8 and 10 of the Salzburg trolleybus system. To the north of the main tunnel is a newer parallel tunnel for pedestrians and cyclists.
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