Great Fire of 1726 Reutlingen, Germany, BW - Famous Fires on Waymarking.com

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: (visit link)

Type of Structure: other Other: nearly the hole city was destroyed Fire Date: 09/23/1726 Structure status: Gutted building Cause of Fire: There was a burning candle which caused the fire. Documentation of the fire: [Web Link] Construction Date: Not listed

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