Hamburg's famous water carrier
Hamburg, Hamburg 20355
+49 (0)40 3005 1300 (Information für Touristen)
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Hamburg's famous water carrier |
Rademachergang Hamburg, Hamburg 20355 +49 (0)40 3005 1300 (Information für Touristen) |
At the Rademachergang near Großneumarkt, you will find the Hummel well. It was built in 1938 at the request of the Society of Native Hamburgers, and shows a real original Hamburg character, the Hummel. The water carrier Johann Wilhelm Bentz lived from 1787-1854, and walked the streets of Hamburg with his two water buckets over his shoulders. When the children mocked him and called him names like "Hummel Hummel!", he is said to have answered with the local accent version of the famous Götz von Berlichingen quotation: "Mors, Mors!". This was once a kind of catchphrase among Hamburg's people, but is no longer used. Review © 2009, Wcities |
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