Great Fire of 1726 Reutlingen, Germany, BW
Posted by: Tante.Hossi
N 48° 29.487 E 009° 12.830
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There was a great fire in the year 1726 which has destroyed huge parts of Reutlingen's inner city.
Waymark Code: WMAC4V
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 12/23/2010
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There was a great fire in the year 1726 which has destroyed huge parts of Reutlingen's inner city.
There was a great fire in the year 1726 which has destroyed huge parts of Reutlingen's inner city.
The fire started on monday 23th of September 1726 between 20.00 h and 21.00 h in the house of the shoemaker Friedrich Dürr.
The fire hold up three days and destroyed 882 houses. So more than 1200 people became homeless. Four of five parts of the city was destroyed.
A long destription of the great fire in German could be found here: (
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At this place there's are plaque telling that the residence of the pastors had been destroyed by the fire and was rebuilt in the year 1770 by donation.