Lotrščak Tower
| Lotrščak Tower | |
|---|---|
Kula Lotrščak | |
Tower in 2005 | |
Interactive map of the Lotrščak Tower area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Fortified tower |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Location | Upper Town, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Completed | 1266 |
| Height | |
| Height | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kuno Waidmann |
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The Lotrščak Tower (Croatian: Kula Lotrščak, pronounced [kǔːla lotrʃtʃâːk]) is a fortified tower located in Zagreb, Croatia, in an old part of town called Gornji grad (Upper Town). The tower, which dates to the 13th century, was built to guard the southern gate of the Gradec town wall. The name is derived from Latin campana latrunculorum, meaning "thieves' bell", referring to a bell hung in the tower in 1646 to signal the closing of the town gates.