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North Rhine-Westphalia

Düsseldorf District

Mettmann
Ratingen

Dumeklemmer Fountain at St. Peter and Paul

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Mettmann
Ratingen

Dumeklemmer Fountain at St. Peter and Paul

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Dumeklemmer Fountain at St. Peter and Paul

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    April 15, 2021

    On the Oberstrasse after the Church of St. Peter and Paul is the Dumeklemmer Fountain on the left.

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    "... A plaque is attached to the fountain with an excerpt from the "Dumeklemmer saga".

    Here is the full saga:

    For centuries, the people of Ratingen have had the nickname "Dumeklemmer" (Thumbklemmer). Allegedly, they once pinched the thumb of St. Suitbertus in the city gate when he wanted to bring Christianity to the then pagan citizens of Ratingen. Suitbertus is said to have cursed her, saying that in the future all Ratingen children would be born with a "flat thumb". In reality, Ratingen was the seat of the executioner of the Bergisches Land for centuries, and the use of thumbscrews to extract confessions was particularly feared. In the entire Bergisches Land, the people of Ratingen were called "Dumeklemmer". ..."

    stadt-ratingen.de/freizeit_kultur_sport_tourismus/schoenes_ratingen/ratingen_discoveren/was_sonst_noch_von_interest_ist_stadtzentrum/dumeklemmerbrunnen.php

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      November 17, 2019

      When the Ratinger slammed their goal, was once once a thumb flattened. Today it is only traditional small Mettwürstchen.

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        October 15, 2022

        However, the Mettwurst are now hard to come by, as there are no longer any butcher shops in the city centre.

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          Location: Ratingen, Mettmann, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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