Burgberg (Erlangen)

A former water tower located on the Burgberg

The Burgberg, also sometimes referred to as Strawberry Hill[1], is a 332 meters high sandstone hill in Erlangen, Germany. It was quarried in the 15th century and its southern slope has been used to house beer cellars since 1675. The cellar storage made Erlangen a pioneer concerning beer exports. The "Erlangen Bergkirchweih" has taken place in and around the cellars every Whitsun since 1775.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Fouse, Gary C. (2005). Erlangen: An American's History of a German Town. Oxford: University Press of America. p. 42. ISBN 0-7618-3024-3.
  2. ↑ ""Burgberg" Hill". www.erlangen-marketing.com. Retrieved 2018-06-30.

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