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meters in the top part to over 2 meters in the ground part. The walls were raised by 1 m on average in the 15th century. The cavities were later supplemented with bricks. The walls were reinforced by a total of fifteen towers open from the side of the town, erected on a rectangular plan, situated at a distance of 40 to 50 m apart. Three gates guarded the entrances to the town: Głogowska, Ścinawska and Wrocławska, also called
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invasions in 1428 and 1431. At the end of the 14th century a pedestrian church gate was built in the southern part of the walls, which led from the church square to the cemetery outside the walls. The gate was secured by a small foregate which was additionally strengthened by a square tower next to
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and brick, bound with lime mortar. The ground part of the whole fortification system was made of stone, while the higher parts were made of handmade Gothic brick, in a single line system. The original height of the walls ranged from 4 to 5 meters while the thickness of the walls ranged from 1.5
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