These are the 4 city gates in a German town Saalfeld.
Saalfeld (German: Saalfeld/Saale) is a town in Germany, capital of the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia. It is situated by the Saale River, 48 km (30 mi) south of German cultural capital Weimar and 130 km (81 mi) south-west of Leipzig. The population of the district is 118,000, that of the tri-city area is 58,000 and Saalfeld town proper is 27,000. It is best known internationally as the former capital of the branch of the house of Wettins (known amongst English-speakers as the Windsors) that is today's British royal family.
Saalfeld is one of the most ancient towns in Thuringia, founded by the 7th century. Between 1699-1825, it was one of the two capitals of the Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld duchy. Like Coburg, the next major town to the south, Saalfeld is linked to many of Europe's royal families through the Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld dukes.
The city is still partly surrounded by old walls and bastions, and contains some interesting medieval buildings.
The Battle of Saalfeld, part of the Napoleonic Wars, took place on October 10, 1806.
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