Popular after 500 years: Luther’s thirst quencher
On October 31, 2017, 500 years of the Reformation will be celebrated across Germany. Life around the year 1517 was not easy. It offered people numerous mental and physical challenges. Food and drink were of central importance to the population. As the hygienic conditions in many places were not ideal, water played a special role […]
Luther’s thirst quencher: popular after more than 500 years
Life around the year 1517 was not easy. It offered people numerous mental and physical challenges. Eating and drinking was of central importance to the population. As the hygienic conditions in many places were not ideal, water played a special role in health and nutrition . Bubbling market fountain in Wittenberg In the 16th century, fountains in particular supplied the city’s population with water. […]
