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Red Gate

  • View from the Red Gate in Spitz
  • Spitzer children's hiking trail Rest at the Red Gate
  • Hikers at the Red Gate
  • Red gate

Mittergasse 3a,
3620 Spitz

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Rotes Tor
+43 2713 2363

  • View from the Red Gate in Spitz
  • Spitzer children's hiking trail Rest at the Red Gate
  • Hikers at the Red Gate
  • Red gate

Just a 20-minute walk from the town center is "The Red Gate", one of the Spitzer town gates. The last of the seven fortified gates, it was captured by the Swedes during the Thirty Years' War, with a heavy toll of blood on both sides. The name "Red Gate" is a reminder of this bloody time. It is also known as the Swedish Gate and is a popular excursion destinations with a beautiful view of Spitz.