[16] Old Custody Building – Birthplace of Lichtwer
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Description
Directly adjacent to the west choir of the cathedral, there is a former collegiate building. It is the birthplace of the fable writer Magnus Gottfried Lichtwer. Although less popular today, Lichtwer is considered alongside Lessing and Gellert as one of the most significant German fable writers of the Enlightenment era. From the fable "The Cats and the Homeowner" comes the commonly used saying taken from a line in Lichtwer´s verse: "Blind zeal only does harm."
The Old Custody, built around 1525, was later provided with the transition to the west choir of the cathedral.
- Residence of the hymn writer Salomo Liskow (1640-89)
- Birthplace of the fable writer Magnus Gottfried Lichtwer (1719-83)
On the wall, you can recognize the coat of arms of the Bishop of Schleinitz.
POIs
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[1] Catholic Sacred Heart Church
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[2] Historic Building – City Hall
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[3] City Park of Wurzen
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[4] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque – European Old Trade Route Crossroads
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[5] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque at the Former Eilenburg Gate
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[6] Historic Building – The Golden Eagle
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[7] Market Square
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[8] Ringelnatz Fountain on the Market Square
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[9] Old Town Hall at the Market Square
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[10] Old City Jail in the Town Hall Courtyard
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[11] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque on the Old City Wall
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[12] Reclining Bench
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[13] Museum of Cultural History featuring the Ringelnatz Collection
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[14] Bishop’s Palace Wurzen
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[15] St. Mary’s Cathedral
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[16] Old Custody Building – Birthplace of Lichtwer
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[17] Historic Building at 5 Cathedral Square
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[18] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque at the School Steps
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[19] Mill Towers of the "Wurzener Krietschwerke"
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[20] Post Gate of the Electorate of Saxony
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[21] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque of the Gaudlitz Family / Posthof above Postgasse
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[22] Birthplace of Ringelnatz
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[23] Historic Building – Birthplace of Schöttgen
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[24] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque – Art Nouveau Ensemble Rahn Houses
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[25] Wettin Column
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[26] St. Wenceslai Town Church including the Tower Keeper’s Residence
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[27] Post Mile Column
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[28] Park Grounds – Old Cemetery
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[29] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque – Soldatenwinkel
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[30] Plague House on the Old Cemetery
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[31] War Memorial on the Old Cemetery
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[32] Bismarck Tower on Wachtelberg, Dehnitz
