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Gerberhaus

Beschreibung

Built in 1585 it is one of only few houses that survived the city fire nearly without any damage. Situated directly beside the former city wall its construction shows many similarities with the old fortification. In the beginning of 1990 citizens of Bretten worked 14.000 hours on a voluntary basis to preserve the oldest residential house of their town for the future. Today it houses a museum for the history of the town, trade and leather, in which particularly the tools and products of the tanners, shoemakers and saddlers are shown.