After seeing the Breuberg Castle, we came down the mountain and walked through town along the one main street. We didn’t see many people and all the shops were closed, but we enjoyed looking at the old homes. Many of the old buildings had information on them about when they were built.
The first school house built in 1589:
This was the way in to the city hall.
In the entry to the Rathaus you will see this neck iron that was placed around a condemned man’s neck and attached to the town hall. Only minor crimes were punished publicly in this way, displaying the offender. All passers-by could read on a sign what the reason for the conviction was–a minor theft, quarrelling and slander, women who had beaten their husbands (!), breaking curfew or begging without official permission. The good citizens could mock and insult the denounced person, often on Sundays on their way to church. (Medieval Ages until the 17th century.)
Built in 1625:
Built in 1573:
Johann Degen built the first pharmacy in Breuberg in 1602. I have Degen ancestors.
Our Frankfurt Germany Mission 