The Inner Town Tour The Moat House The position of the house across the street from the Fehnturm seems quite unusual It was built in the disused town moat of the inner town fortification in 1718 7 Fehn Tower Fehnturm Together with the Türmers Tower 180 meters away the Fehn Tower marks the boundary of the medieval inner town The tower measuring in at 28 meters was built in the 13th century and flanked the lower gate to the inner town fortification It is named after the Fehn family The tower has also been used as a prison as well as a town museum since 1908 You can visit the tower today as part of guided town tours 6 Zum Walfisch Inn The former traditional inn The Whale Zum Walfisch is one of the grandest farmers town houses in the town Parts of the half timbered construction date back to the 14th century The eastern gable displays the original structure with its crossing beams Also typical are the hoist jutty and the gate leading to the commercial buildings beyond 5 The Old Town Hall The town hall a conspicuous symbol of municipal autonomy was also once the location of the court of justice Bakers and butchers had their stands under the arches of the ground floor The half timbered building was built in 1407 and redesigned in baroque style in 1781 It obtained its current appearance between 1939 1941 4 Beyschlag sche Pharmacy Carl Leopold Beyschlag opened the first phar macy in Herzogenaurach in 1831 He headed the first post office from this building starting in 1850 a telegraph station followed in 1870 and the telephone exchange in 1906 3 The Denkler Home Georg Denkler is considered the founder of Her zogenaurach s shoe industry His family began producing slippers for domestic use These felt shoes were distributed through a Nuremberg dealer The building was rebuilt after a fire in 1904 2 Türmers Lookout Tower Türmersturm Walk the path along the castle moat to arrive at the lookout tower Türmersturm It flanked the upper gate of the inner town wall which was well protected with a drawbridge and gate The four corner look out turrets made it possible for the tower watchman to see far across the surrounding land The helmed roof and tower lantern were added in 1724 The Crosses of Atonement These sandstone crosses in the castle moat are medieval monuments of justice They date from the pre Reformation time and stood as a symbol of atonement for bloody or violent crimes Cobbler s Fountain The fountain erected in the castle courtyard 2008 grants an amused nod to the traditional competition between the two sporting goods companies adidas and PUMA The children s rope pull symbolizes the long standing rivalry between the Dassler brothers 1 Administrative Office The tour begins at the palace building which served as the office of the Bamberg bailiffs It was built as a fortification with a main tower keep and moat The baroque style building was built by Prince Bishop Lothar Franz von Schön born in 1720 and two modern wings were added in 1967 Today these rooms house the town administration the public library and tourist information Begin your discovery of Herzogenaurach s medieval town center in the inner courtyard of the former ad ministrative office Amtsschloss now town hall Follow the castle moat on the north side and you will arrive at the main street Hauptstraße with the two town towers Herzogenaurach s most prestigious landmarks Continue on to the church area around the parish church of St Magdalena In the heart of Herzogenaurach await the last two sights on this tour the oldest house and a former brewery Inner Town Tour Stations 1 16 walking time approx 30 minutes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 A Hintere Gasse St ei nw eg Am S ch los sgr aben En ge lg as se R ey th er st ra ße Hauptstraße Markt platz Kirchenplatz B ad ga ss e Rathaus i WC P4 Tourist Information Start of the town tour End of the town tour i

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