Small rute 4

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Small rute 4
Notice board at the house Kleine Rütsche 4

The house Kleine Rütsche 4 is a listed half-timbered house from the 13th century and one of the oldest in the old town of Limburg an der Lahn with urban significance.

architecture

The three-storey house was originally a post construction with a high hall on the ground floor, into which a ceiling was later drawn to divide it into two storeys. It is placed on a vaulted cellar made of quarry stone. The half-timbered facade and the roof, which received its two oriels during a renovation in 1670, have a simple design.

History of the building

The house was built in 1290 on the corner of Kleine Rütsche and Fahrgasse, a year after the great city fire. In 1670 it was rebuilt by Tomas Graudniz (Thomas Trauditz) and his wife Katerina Hirsin (Katharina Hirsch), which is noted in an inscription from 1672 above the front door. After the roof structure and the spiral staircase were renewed in 1960, the house was renovated in 1983/84 and partially restored to the 13th century reconstruction. It still serves as a residential building today.

Trivia

Kleine Rütsche 4, together with the buildings on the Fahrgasse on the opposite side, formed the narrowest point of the old trade route from Cologne to Frankfurt (part of the Via Publica ), the dimensions of which were given in Cologne to avoid loading the wagons too wide. If this was the case, Limburgers reloaded the car for a fee. One explanation says that for this reason the residents of the old town are still called "Säcker" today.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b State Office for Monument Preservation Hesse (ed.): Kleine Rütsche 4 In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hesse . Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b Harald Wagner: [15] Kleine Rütsche 4 / Fahrgasse: Discover "Die Säcker" in Limburg! , 1st edition 2011, p. 34

Coordinates: 50 ° 23 '20.4 "  N , 8 ° 3' 49.3"  E