Turamichele ("Tower-Michael") is the name of a moving mechanical figure on the Perlach Tower (''

Perlachturm The 70-metre-tall Perlachturm is a belltower in front of the church of St. Peter am Perlach in the central district of Augsburg, Germany. It originated as a watchtower in the 10th century. The existing Renaissance structure was built in the 1610s ...

'') next to Perlach church in

Augsburg Augsburg ( , ; ; ) is a city in the Bavaria, Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a College town, university town and the regional seat of the Swabia (administrative region), Swabia with a well ...

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. It shows the

Archangel Michael Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second ...

fighting with the

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. According to legend, the archangel Michael chased a dragon out of the Augsburg forests a long time ago."Turamichele", Augsburg City
/ref> Every year on 29 September (

Michaelmas Michaelmas ( ; also known as the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels) is a Christian festival observed in many Western Christian liturgical calendars on 29 Se ...

or St. Michael's Day) the Turamichele appears in a window on the west side of the tower. The day is also marked by a big children's party.

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{{coord, 48, 22, 09, N, 10, 53, 54, E, display=title, region:DE-BY_type:landmark_source:dewiki Augsburg Statues in Germany

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