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title: "Fischerviertel"
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description: "Some of these date from around 1600, when mainly fishermen and boatmen lived here. The residents also owned livestock to provide for themselves. The half-timbered house at Große Fischerstraße no. 27 with its stone-clad front wall dates from 1816. The Falkenburg family had run a tannery on the site since 1807. \"Lohe\" means brew made from oak bark. Animal skins were processed into leather here. The cattle head looking down from the wall of the house indicates the tanner's trade."
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Fischerviertel
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- Historical structure

The white facade of a former tannery in the Fischerviertel neighborhood of Verden, with a bull's head on the wall.

A bronze sculpture of a bull's head with imposing horns adorns the facade of a whitewashed building.

Historic fishing district in Verden with picturesque half-timbered houses and cobblestone streets.

Rows of historic half-timbered houses along a cobblestone street in Verden, northern Germany.

A street sign reading "Große Fischerstraße" on a light-colored house wall with windows bathed in sunlight.

The so-called "fishermen's quarter" is characterized by narrow alleyways and winding paths lined with numerous historic half-timbered houses;

 Some of these date from around 1600, when mainly fishermen and boatmen lived here. The residents also owned livestock to provide for themselves. The half-timbered house at Große Fischerstraße no. 27 with its stone-clad front wall dates from 1816. The Falkenburg family had run a tannery on the site since 1807. "Lohe" means brew made from oak bark. Animal skins were processed into leather here. The cattle head looking down from the wall of the house indicates the tanner's trade.
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Author

Mittelweser-Touristik GmbHLange Straße 18

31582 Nienburg/Weser

Organization

Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH

License (master data)

Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH

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    56.56 km
    
    
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    55.30 km
    
    
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    38.70 km
    
    
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Contact

Große Fischerstraße 1-35

27283 Verden (Aller)