He co-wrote the book with the writer Astrid Fritz. New stories are always coming to light and the book was completely updated in The authors explain the aims of the book in the introduction. When we go on holiday we expect to discover secrets behind what we see. But when it comes to our home town, we take it all for granted. We go shopping or we travel to work without giving any thought to the hidden surprises and mysteries around us.
Unbekanntes Freiburg brings quirky myths and legends back to life and allows us to view the city with new eyes. Unbekanntes Freiburg is aimed at those who live in Freiburg and want to find out more about the city, as well as at those tourists who find traditional guidebooks too superficial or too dry. Then there are some quirky stories about witches , an old pharmacy , a medieval brothel and a medieval hospital.
The water flows on a slight downward incline through most of the streets in the medieval Old City Altstadt. They formed the water supply for the city centre β especially useful for putting out the house fires which were common in medieval times.
They acted as an artificial water course to irrigate pasture land. This solved the problem of supplying water to the town when the ground water was about 12 metres below the earth. He drew it in There must have been a need for that rule. Since the city centre has been reserved for pedestrians and trams. Freiburg University was founded in By there were 7 professors and students studying philosophy, medicine, law and theology.
They were expected to devote themselves to the accumulation of knowledge and their lives were strictly regimented. There were rules governing the use of Latin and the academic gowns they had to wear. It seems there was not much critical thinking: until the end of the 18 th century, students had to learn summaries of all lectures by heart to prepare for tests every evening.
