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Zum Postwagen (Aachen)

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    September 20, 2025

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    The Postwagen is one of the oldest and most famous inns in Aachen's old town, located directly on the market square next to the town hall. Its origins date back …
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    October 6, 2017

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    Directly adjacent to the town hall, at Krämerstrasse 2, are the small wooden house and the larger brick house, which together form the ancient restaurant “Zum Postwagen”.
    The post car (formerly stagecoach) is the only surviving wooden house in Aachen, whose history goes back to 1657. It shows a historical type of wooden construction that was often used in Aachen before the devastating fire of 1656.

    SOURCE: lebendiges-aachen.de/Aachen-act-page-id-284-highlight-Postwagen.html
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    February 1, 2018

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    Time has somehow stopped here ... but in a nice way.
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