Walk into Freising's past: The secrets of the "Büchl"
Created: 09/13/2022, 10:00 am
City historian Florian Notter set out with around 40 Freising residents to search for clues between General-von-Nagel-Strasse, Weizengasse and Graben.
© Lorenz
City archivist Florian Notter reported amazing things about the Freising "Büchl" area during a guided tour.
He brought amazing details with him.
Freising
– At first glance, the discreet increase in the streetscape of Freising seems rather inconspicuous, but if you take a closer look, the history of the “Am Büchl” area becomes interesting.
But what exactly is it?
A hill, a hump?
And what was this scenic feature in the cathedral city used for in the past?
On Sunday, the day of the open monument, the city historian Florian Notter set out with around 40 Freisingers to search for traces between General-von-Nagel-Straße, Weizengasse and Graben as part of a guided tour of the historical association.
The Reindl house - popularly known as the "Biller Palace" - stood on the Unterer Graben (Büchl) until 1947.
© City Archives
The settlement
The first settlers, it is assumed, settled on hills like the Büchl, also because, according to Notter, many areas of the city were rather swampy - for example because of the Moosach.
A Mittel-Freising was written in documents early on, which allows Notter to suspect that there may have been a Unter- or Ober-Freising at that time and that Büchl probably belonged to Unter-Freising at the time.
Much unexplored
The defensive wall and towers also ran through this area.
However, much of it is still relatively unexplored, so people are eagerly awaiting further finds, for example in the course of building renovations.
One thing is relatively certain: The defensive wall was probably not built to hold off warlike armies, but rather to protect themselves from regional "robbery rabble".
It can also be proven that the impressive Murntor (derived from Moor), also known as the Judentor or Landshuter Tor, stood at the end of General-von-Nagel-Straße and actually had to be rebuilt after the demolition.
"Basically," says Notter, "that was illegal, demolition without a new building - but I think that should be statute-barred." Why the gate was called "Judentor" for a short time is still unclear.
This photo (around 1930) shows the blacksmith at the Büchl (left).
On the right you can see the massive building of the Hacklbräu (today's old town galleries).
© City Archives
What still impresses and pleases him: From the Büchl and into the Büchl there are great views and city views that are otherwise not to be found in Freising.
According to the city historian, it is precisely for this reason that it is always worth taking a closer look when walking through the cathedral city.
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The demolition of the Murntor
The Murntor was demolished because the passage for carts had become too narrow, the associated customs house stood for a long time and still collected.
"The first automobiles from around 1920 still had to pay customs duty here," reported the city historian.
Pretty places
What is more likely to be found in Franconian towns and is therefore quite unusual for Upper Bavaria: the small, pretty squares, such as the one in the area of today's Weißbräu Huber - so to speak, oases with a high quality of stay.
These areas clearly characterize the overall picturesque Büchl, as Archivist Notter explained.
Business at the Büchl
In addition, there were mainly trades that locals and guests could use before they left the city or came to the city.
"Wagner, hired coachman or restaurants," says Notter and further: "A smithy was already mentioned here in 1263."
What is also known about the Büchl is the fact that the hills created some cellars for brewers - albeit not as large and powerful as the one on the Lindenkeller.
"However, there are only small remnants of this," as Notter reported during the walk in the rain.
Great views
Lots going on in Achering
The guided tours of the Achering Church, where the historic organ is about to be restored, were also very well received on Sunday.
Initiator Johann Lengl and church curator Josef Frey counted over 60 people (report follows).
Richard Lorenz
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