Great guild-signs all over Rothenburg and other Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany Local Custom Tips

the guildsign of the old smithy

Guild-signs in general were added to a shop simply first of all, because most people could not read or write, so they had to search for the symbols and guild-signs, when they were looking for a certain shop.
This guildsign is the one of the old smithy that you may see, when walking on topof the medieval townwall between Spitalstor and Galgentor.
Each and every shop in Rothenburg, (including even Hamburger-shops with a big M) has these guild-signs and all of them are really nice and interesting

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Local Customs: a traficlight for the steps up to the tower

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Written by globetrott

on Apr 27, 2005

a traficlight for the steps up to

the tower

When you step up the plenty of steps to the top of the tower of the townhall, you will realize, that it certainly was never planed that tourists get up there, but rather some workers to fix the tiles or what-ever.
So somebody had the clever idea to install a traficlight for the steps up to the tower, because at some places it is simply impossible to pass by another person coming down.
This traficlight is operated by the cashier in the very top of the tower.

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Local Customs: Wippgalgen - some sort of cruelty in former times

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Written by globetrott

on Apr 28, 2005

a certain way of punishment on

older times

Take a closer look at this strange construction, that you may see in front of the "Mittelalterliches Kriminalmuseum" (medieval museum of crimes)
This construction is named : Wippgalgen mit Tachk�fig and an english translation might be "Strappado with ducking cage" and it was used as a punishment mainly for bakers, who cheated by making their breads too small etc. The baker was put into the cage and was dipped into the water again and again.
You may see this exhibit just in front of the museum

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Local Customs: donations for the restoration of the walls

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Written by globetrott

on Apr 28, 2005

on the medieval town-wall of

Rothenburg

When you are walking on top of the medieval town-wall of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, you will see plenty of such inscriptions with the names of people who gave a certain amount of money as a donation for the restoration of the wall.
Some of these inscriptions have even added e.g. 15 meters ect., when their donations were big enough for the restoration of such a large part of the wall.
b.t.w.Hedwig-Courths Mahler was a popular german novelist, writing books about broken hearts and true love umong noble people...

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Local Customs: all fountains are decorated at easter time

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Written by globetrott

on Apr 28, 2005

colorfull eggs make a nice easter

decoration

This is a nice local custom of the area that I saw at eastertime: All of the fountains in Rothenburg were decorated at easter time with long girlandes of colored eggs forming a crown on top of the fountain.
This is the fountain in Roederstrasse, close to Markusturm and I saw also plenty of more fountains decorated that way !

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Local Customs: transportation of prisoners in the old times

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on Apr 28, 2005

transportation of prisoners in the

old times