25 Town Mill The oldest mill in town is reached via the Tuch machergasse it was mentioned in a document as early as 1348 A fulling mill was installed for the clothiers in 1519 The water wheel is propelled by an artificial branch of the Aurach river It served as a grain mill until 1974 today the water wheel is used for the generation of electric power Once upon a time D Ansbach Gate A gate was built in 1497 as a south entrance to the town it was torn down in 1869 Today the town s coat of arms as well as stone heads from the original gate can be seen on the façade of the building at Steggasse 18 27 Gunpowder Tower Pulverturm This round tower on the outer town fortification had gone to ruins by the 18th century It was restored as part of a beautification project for the area called Loritzhain in 1907 A memorial stone commemorates Bernhard Loritz who laid out the small park 26 Outdoor Pool A modern swimming pool was built in 1937 at the site of the medieval town pond it has been a magnet for visitors ever since Especially follow ing the renovation and modernization it remains an attractive and popular recreational facility August Wirth Sons Wool Factory30 This factory building on the Aurach is considered a relic of Herzogenaurach s rich tradition in the textile industry In 1872 the Wirth company began operation with steam powered spinning works fulling mill and dye factory The firm earned the title of Purveyor to the Court and remained in business until 1969 29 Community Brewery Beginning in the Middle Ages all residents of town were able to brew their own beer in the town s brewery The building was renovated as a public bath in 1922 Following a comprehen sive restoration it now serves as apartments for the Lebenshilfe organization for people with disabilities 28 Stone Bridge This is the third stone bridge at this spot of the old Aurach crossing The original bridge with its four arches built in 1544 was demolished near the end of the war and rebuilt in 1948 The stat ue of Mary was made by Maria Lerch and graces today s bridge which was newly built in 1994 On the Aurach river An industrial district developed around the former local train station south of the Aurach river in the 1920s This was the site of the first factory buildings of the Dassler brothers and in 1946 Wilhelm and Georg Schaeffler founded the bearings manufacturer INA Adi Dassler also founded the global corporation adidas here in 1949 There was once a mighty tower on the southeast corner of the town fortification which was even reinforced in 1503 In 1807 the round tower was auctioned off for 324 gold guldens and largely torn down The remains have now been used to build part of the the barn on the property at Hauptstraße 1 I Round Tower Here lived the beggar s representative called the Bettelvogt the town officer in charge of poor beggars In 1807 the tower was auctioned off for 210 guldens and torn down G Beggars Representative Tower Large parts of the outer town ring were auctioned off and taken away in view of tearing it down during the 19th century The Kellermann Tower was already largely in ruins by that time F Kellermann Tower Once upon a time E Stork Tower This town tower on the outer fortification ring was once used by storks as a place to raise their young It had already been falling to ruins in the 18th century and the remains were torn down in 1807 H Nuremberg Gate This former sandstone gate was part of the outer fortification ring built as the eastern entrance to town It was torn down in 1825 due to deteri oration 32 Post Office Herzogenaurach s postal service was located in private homes starting in 1850 The first post office was set up in this building in 1927 The counters were closed once again in 1999 and the building is now used as the police station Badgasse Tower Across the street from the bath house was the former bailiff tower Büt telturm which was also part of the outer town fortification Periodically used as a jail it has been owned privately since 1808 It has since been renovated as a private home 31 Lower Public Bath During the Middle Ages Herzogenaurach had two public bath houses the Upper Bathhouse by the Türmersturm which burned down in 1903 and the Lower Public Bath which was document ed for the first time in 1416 Hans Pader from Neustadt a barber surgeon by trade bought the building in 1456 Today it is home to the adult education center 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 B C D E F G H I Am Hirtengraben Am Rahmberg B am be rg er S tr Hintere Gasse Hintere Gasse St ei nw eg Am Sch lossgraben En ge lg as se Ed erg as se R ey th er st ra ße Zu m F lu gh af en Hauptstraße Markt platz Kirchenplatz Ba dg as se An der Schütt M üh lg as se St eg ga ss e Würzburger Straße Tu ch m ac he rg as se Rathaus i WC P4 P5 P1 P2 P3 Tourist Information Start of the town tour End of the town tour i

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