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Pfennigstube Bad Sooden-Allendorf

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Pfennigstube Bad Sooden-Allendorf

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  • Location: Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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    June 11, 2018

    Hiking

    The tax and salt office was located in the Pfennigstube. Here the export duties for the salt produced from brine in Sooden were paid before passing the Söder Gate. It …
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    June 2, 2018

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    The Pfennigstube is a Renaissance substructure with an attached half-timbered floor. Here the salt carters had to pay their toll at the exit of the saltworks: 2 pfennigs per eighth of salt loaded (around 155 pounds). This is how the name “Pfennigstube” came about.
    (Source: information board in front of the building)
    In front of the building there is an old court table with scales, also known as the salt table.
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    July 20, 2022

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    Good to know: There are public toilets in the basement
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    Hörne Viewpoint (523 m) – Hohestein Viewpoint (569 m) loop from Bad Sooden-Allendorf

    21.3km

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    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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

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    Elevation 200 m

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    Location: Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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