Jüdisches Bethaus

Kirchstr. 19

67697 Otterberg

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Otterberg used to be home to sizeable Jewish community in the 18^th and 19^th century, with between 20 to 100 families living in the city over the time period—notable among these families was the Strauss family, whose house in town can still be visited. In 1838, a synagogue was inaugurated, but in the second half of the 19th century, many Jewish families either emigrated or moved to different cities. As a result, the Jewish community was dissolved and in 1897 and the synagogue was sold. Later, the building was rebuilt and utilized as a residential building in Kirchstraße.

Erbsenbrunnen

Kirchstr. 44

67697 Otterberg

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A fountain, for whose name no plausible explanation can be found. Once upon a time, this fountain was used very frequently as a wash fountain. Its Brunnenstube is located in the backyard of the former bakery Kraus, below the city wall.

Alte Apotheke

Hauptstr. 61

67697 Otterberg

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This Walloon half-timbered house was erected in 1608 by the tanner David Gille Anthoine. Purchased by the Pharmacist Leonard Euler in 1836, it remained a pharmacy until as recently as 1966. On the first floor there is a raised plasterwork ceiling from the 19th Century. During renovation of the ground floor the original decorative coloring of the time was revealed.

Schmiede Theis

Kirchstr. 15

67697 Otterberg 

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Originally built in 1612 outside the walls of the monastery, this estate has been in the possession of the Theis family for seven generations and was in use as a forge until as recently as 1980. The forge is one of the oldest in the region and has been fully restored as a farrier museum complete with a pair of leather bellows and a solid sandstone forge.

It is open to the public on the first Saturday of the month at 3 p.m.

Contact information

Email: tourist-information(at)otterbach-otterberg.de