Shield economy
In the late Middle Ages and the beginning of the modern era, a Schildwirtschaft was a catering and accommodation business for travelers and their means of transport at the time. It is therefore considered to be the forerunner of today's rest stops, truck stops and motorway service stations.
Emergence
In the late Middle Ages and modern times, the sovereigns reacted to the increase in travel activities by expanding the infrastructure. In addition to the first-time introduction of road construction laws (e.g. Baden 1851), the expansion of accommodation and food options for travelers and their means of transport (horse and carriage) was promoted and regulated.
Food offer
In contrast to pure bar taverns, soup taverns and street bars, the preparation of elaborate meals was required in order to obtain the license.
Provision of travelers
In order to obtain a concession, it was also crucial whether a shield business had a horse stable and whether there was staff to look after it. Furthermore, it was often suggested by those who granted shield rights that the necessary trades were located nearby, for example saddlery , wagons and farriers . A shield tavern had the right and the duty to entertain and accommodate guests.
Legal bases
In southern Germany, under the reigns of Front Austria, Bavaria, Baden and Württemberg, shield justice was introduced, which regulated the licensing of a shield economy.
Preconditions for the approval of a shield economy (order of July 19, 1780 from Diedesheim near Mosbach)
- whether the place is large and occupied with residents
- whether through a strong passage or a country road
- whether a fruit or cattle market was set up in it, or some other excellent trade would be found
- whether the house is convenient to an economy, provided with stables, on a main or side street
The shield justice also meant a stronger quality control and thus the archetype of an economic control service.
Web links
- Sabine Friedrich: People ate, drank and stayed overnight in Schildwirtschaft - STIMME.de. In: Stimme.de. September 12, 2011, accessed January 6, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ^ "Sign-fair" pubs. In: bo.de. March 8, 2014, accessed January 6, 2015 .
- ^ Antje Fuchs: Between commerce, communication and control: on the pub culture in Saarbrücken and St. Johann in the 18th century. Dissertation, Saarland University, 2008.
- ↑ Chronicle of Gasthof Krone Diedesheim - Part 1. (No longer available online.) In: krone-diedesheim.de. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014 ; accessed on January 6, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Carl Christian Eigenbrodt: Handbook of the grand ducal Hessian ordinances from 1803 on. Heyer and Leske, 1817, p. 211. limited preview in Google book search
- ↑ About us. (No longer available online.) In: gaestehaus-anker-online.de. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015 ; accessed on January 6, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Restaurant Prinz Max: Historical report on quality controls. (No longer available online.) In: prinz-max.de. Archived from the original on January 6, 2015 ; accessed on January 6, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
