Kielmeyerhouse

Kielmeyerhaus
Marktplatz 2
73732 Esslingen am Neckar
phone: 0711-3707878
fax: 0711-370879
info@kielmeyerhaus.de

The magnificent Kielmeyerhouse is one of the most beautiful half-timbered houses in the city. It was built in 1582 as the winepress of St. Katharine's Hospital, which stood on the Market Square form 13^th century to 1811. The grapes from the surrounding vineyards which belonged to the hospital were pressed to get the grape juice. The towering, Franconian half-timbered gable bears witness that the hospital was once one of the wealthiest institutions in the town. The Kielmeyershouse survived the demolition of the hospital in the 19^th century without suffering any damage. Particular architectural features are the "Keltermännle" (the little black man of the winepress) and the emblem of St. Katharine.