The Pingsdorf pottery was sold almost all over Europe in the 12th century. After becoming a town in the 13th century, the Pingsdorfers had to move into the lowlands within the town walls. This is how the center of the pottery industry came into being around Uhlstrasse. The Uhlopf goes back to the Romance word "ulla". This is how the potters in the Rhineland were called Uhler. Earthenware and stoneware were made. The earthenware (the daily cookware) was burned at 800° C.
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The stoneware, fired at 1200 ° C, is impermeable to water. From this drinking vessels, jugs and canteens were made. The hallmark of the Brühler stoneware is the brown-violet and shiny metallic color. The construction of the Franciscan monastery between 1491 and 93 and the fire of 1530, which broke out in the pottery district, marked the end of Brühl's ceramic production. The Brühl pottery families moved to Siegburg and Frechen.
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