Fuggerei
1939 Teilrenovierung - das alemannische Fachwerk wurde freigelegt.
Umfangreiche Renovierungsarbeiten
1979/80; nach dem Brand vom
September 1985 wiederhergestellt.
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The "Fuggerei" takes its name from Anton Graf Fugger of Kirchberg and Weissenhorn, who took up residence there in 1601, without ever running a trading business (he came from the famous Augsburger merchant family). The Fuggerei is one of the oldest surviving stone houses in the city. The exterior walls contain remains of earlier Romanesque walls. The half-timbered superstructure probably dates from the 15th century. In the late Middle Ages, the building that was later to become the "Fuggerei" served as a seat of the mayor and later as a building for the imperial representative.
1939 Partial renovation - the Alemannic framework was uncovered. Extensive renovations 1979/80; restored after the fire of September 1985.
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In the midst of the Thirty Years War, in July 1636, King Ferdinand III paid a personal visit to Schwäbisch Gmünd and stayed overnight in the Fuggerei "...which in the company of an honorable councillor and offical scribe, Mr. Michael Wingert of Rinderbacher Thor, visited not only the Fuggerei, but also visited the church (= today's cathedral) and the two beautiful chapels of San Salvator, by which our majesty was very much astonished. Upon his departure for Stuttgart, a gathered crowd, numbering 40 persons, was rewarded with 100 guilders". (The Vogt Chronicle)
Topics.
Location. 48° 47.892′ N, 9° 47.811′ E. Marker is in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis. It is at the intersection of Münstergasse and Münsterplatz on Münstergasse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Münstergasse 2, Schwäbisch Gmünd BW 73525, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Münsterplatz 12 (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Glockenturm / Belltower (about 120 meters away); Johanniskirche / St. John's Church (about 180 meters away); Marktplatz Nr. 11 / Market Square No. 11 (about 180 meters away); Marktplatz Nr. 16 (about 240 meters away); Post (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Katharina Czisch (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Schwäbisch Gmünd War Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schwäbisch Gmünd.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 268 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 17, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.




