Tag:tower:type=defensive

Fortified defensive tower. Usually it is located within the medieval city.

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

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.

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

Examples of defensive towers

tower:type=defensive

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  Ravensburg Hirschgraben

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  Roman tower in Kemnatu

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  Defensive tower in city walls of Rottenburg

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  Defensive tower Pfeddersheim

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  Defensive tower Zündorf (Köln-Porz/Rhein)

Examples of residential defensive towers

tower:type=defensive + defensive=donjon

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Examples of Keep

tower:type=defensive + defensive=keep

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Examples of Bergfried

tower:type=defensive + defensive=bergfried

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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=*