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Gelnhausen Town Hall

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    July 5, 2024

    Hiking

    One of the countless well-preserved half-timbered houses… fantastically beautiful to look at
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    May 12, 2023

    Hiking

    Rathaus
    Das heutige Rathaus wurde 1333 nach einem Privileg
    Ludwigs des Bayern als Kaufhalle errichtet. Daran
    erinnert noch heute die Gelnhäuser Elle, ein mittelalterliches
    Marktmaß. Seit dem 16. Jahrhundert dient die ehemalige
    Kaufhalle auch als Rathaus, beherbergt die Stadtverwal￾tung und ist Sitz des Bürgermeisters. Bei einem Gewitter
    am 15. August 1736 wurde das oberste Stockwerk durch
    einen Blitzschlag in Brand gesetzt, gleich darauf von einem
    Hagelschauer wie durch ein Wunder gelöscht und somit die
    drohende Feuersbrunst aufgehalten. Noch heute gedenkt
    die Stadt an diesem Tag dieses Vorfalles. Das Dachgeschoss
    wurde im spätbarocken Stil wieder aufgebaut.

    August 27, 2020

    Road cycling

    Old Town Hall + Historic Upper Market - Gelnhausen/MKK 🚴‍♂️
    Today's town hall of the Barbarossa city was first documented as a merchant house in 1333. Tobacco was also stored under the roof. This almost led to a catastrophe after a lightning strike in 1736, when the tobacco on the upper floor caught fire and was blown across the city. The rain that began to fall prevented the worst – and "Hail Day" is still celebrated today on August 15th.
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