Lotrscak Tower

In Zagreb, Croatia, in the historic district known as Gradec or Gornji grad, there is a defensive tower known as the Lotrak Tower. The tower was constructed in the thirteenth century to watch over the southern gate of the Gradec town wall. The name comes from the Latin campana latrunculorum, which translates as "thieves' bell" and alludes to a bell that was hung in the tower in 1646 to announce the closing of the town gates.

According to legend, this substantial square Romanesque tower once housed a bell that rang out each evening before the gates closed to signal people living outside the walls to come inside (anyone left outside would have to remain there for the night). The tower received a fourth story, windows, and a cannon in the 19th century. Since the cannon on the tower's roof has been fired daily at noon. The tower's art gallery and souvenir shops are open to visitors, who can also climb it for breathtaking city views.

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Address: Tomićeva ul. 9, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
Phone number: +385 1 4851 768
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