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Front of the blank of a participation certificate of the Zunft zur Meise from 1870

Back of the blank of a participation certificate of the Zunft zur Meise from 1870

The Meisen guild is a Zurich guild .

It was founded in 1336 as the "Guild for Winlütten". In 1449 the guild bought "the Meysen hus" in Marktgasse and took over its name. In the 18th century it became too cramped, so the guild at the Münsterhof had the Zunfthaus zur Meisen built as a baroque palace.

The Meisen Guild is the guild of wine merchants, innkeepers, saddlers and painters. With 230 participants and 40 shareholders, it is the largest guild in Zurich.

Web links

Commons : Zunft zur Meisen  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the "Zunft zur Meisen"

Individual evidence

1. ^ Website about guild life , history of the guilds
2. ^ Website of the Zunft zur Meisen ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , History of the Guilds