Pater Vinck tower

Anyone walking through Faliezusterpark feels as if they have gone back in time because of all the medieval architecture in this part of the Stadspark (city park). Indeed, it is one of the few remaining towers, as part of the city wall. Because of its location, right next to the falie sister convent, the structure used to be called 'the tower behind the falie sisters or 'tower at the Swestern'. The original tower was completed in 1380, but turned into a ruin due to neglect. In 1906, it was restored and named after Father Servatius Vinck.

Vinck was a Franciscan priest and was accused of involvement in a treason in 1638, a plan to have the city of Maastricht fall back into Spanish hands during the Eighty Years' War. The priest is said to have sat in the tower, awaiting his execution, which took place a short distance away. Whether that was indeed the case is not certain.

The weeping willow, which stands in front of the tower, is almost as famous as the tower and is popularly called the 'bäöm vaan Päöter Vinck'.