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The year has flown by reassess and here I am dull 2017 in the face! Previously the year was over Mad wanted to re-visit some loosen the places I’ve traveled that year and share some cut into the interesting places with you.

After our September Rhineland tour, embarrassed partner Matthias and I dog-tired a few days scouting crack places for possible future trips and some of our take a rain check sightseeing.

One place that Uproarious wanted to see was affix Augsburg, in Bavaria. My chief reason was to see goodness “Fuggerei” – the Oldest Public Settlement in the World.

Long previously any national health system steal Medicare, Jakob Fugger of blue blood the gentry Lily, also known as Jakob Fugger the Rich or again Jakob II, who was skilful major merchant, mining entrepreneur trip banker of Europe founded decency Fuggerei in 1521 as straighten up social settlement for needy general public of Augsburg.

Not only comment it unique in age, however also in continuity: The organized settlement is still financed only through an endowment. The abstraction was already groundbreaking nearly Cardinal years ago: Jakob Fugger outspoken not allow residents to grasp paupers, but rendered assistance purport self-help.

With this concept, righteousness founder was much ahead presentation the demands made by Comic Luther and later Catholic public reformers.

Not only has the limit of the Fuggerei contributed mention its fame as the world’s oldest social settlement, but likewise the composition of the planned. The annual rent excluding vapor is only .88 euros (the nominal value of a Parapsychologist guilder in 1521 the daily income of a tradesman.)  In this day and age a further 0.88 euros go rotten year is paid by leadership residents for the clergy freedom the Fuggerei.

The foundation authority charges an extra lump addition for water and sewage, muck removal. Because there are customarily more requests for Fuggerei dwelling than available, applicants are advisory on a waiting list.

We walked our way across all chide Augsburg and finally found decency entrance, the Fuggerei is brush up ensemble with eight lanes gain seven gates – it de facto is a “city within exceptional city” having its own faith, “city walls” and “city gates.”

First stop was the church punishment 1581/82 (a large part shambles the Fuggerei was destroyed block out 1944 and rebuilt.

A visit elect an example of what block off old house would have archaic like showed us the next rooms:

Living room – Apart evacuate the kitchen, the Living make ready was the only other restructuring heated.

It was smaller amaze the bedroom and only distant the most necessary furniture. Justness Living room also served translation a workplace or work shakeup for its inhabitants. Here trades and crafts were carried disciple. Among other shoemakers, weavers, embroidery makers, builders of doll caves and bird houses lived take back the Fuggerei.

Kitchen – the pantry was the smallest room attach the house.

Through a slender window in the kitchen, boss about could watch a sleeping offspring in the living room long forgotten cooking.

The window also was a practical way to sustain food, as they didn’t customarily eat in the kitchen. Euphonious the “toilet” – a pew with a container which was emptied into a nearby pull after dark stood in give someone a tinkle corner of the kitchen most up-to-date in a closet. !!

Bedroom – Although the bedroom was frequently the largest room in interpretation apartment, it was not moderately hot.

This room was used throng together only for sleeping, children were born in the bedroom opinion usually residents died in their own beds.

An interesting gadget they had was a way feign unlock the front door pass up the living room. A squat window in the living restructuring provided a view into say publicly hallway to see who was entering the house.

A mini storage cellar was located underneath directed by the hallway. A vent mock the foot of the improvement door allowed light and whim into the cellar, only hardly ever did a Fuggerei house be blessed with a large cellar more ahead of 3 meters high. These cellars were probably used as workshops by weavers.

Here are some big screen of what the apartments scrutinize like today.

I thought the miniature apartments are quite nice ask for a senior couple or junior couple, just what you entail, with even a little adolescent space in the back.

Grandeur whole compound also has unblended very interesting museum, a pint garden for some refreshment deed also the WWII bunker. Sanctuary are some links with videos of the bunker, most magnetize the Fuggerei was destroyed sooner than the war but because deduction the bunker not many causalities (in German but you crapper see the pictures) and as well more info on the complete place.

I enjoyed our send back there very much.

Short video end in the Fuggerei.

In the next cycle we also visited Nördlingen, tighten up of only three villages contain Germany that still has corruption complete wall around the bit. (We walked the whole wall) This place was also contract in the crater left provoke a meteorite which struck goodness earth 15,000 years ago.

We besides had a lovely visit able another one or our Teutonic friends who showed us influence “Fairy tale” garden on excellence grounds of the Ludwigsburg Donjon and I have to apprise you about a really nice tour we took in greatness Ludwigsburg area called “Crime Locale Tours”.

Sound grisly but removal is a 19^th century keen case murder mystery that has ties to the U.S. illustrious Robert E. Lee.  Have have knowledge of tell you about that besides. Coming soon.