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Cellar horror in Hahnbach: historical stories and gruesome legends
Experience eerily beautiful stories and historical insights at the “Cellar Horror” in Hahnbach with Marianne Moosburger.
Cellar horror in Hahnbach: historical stories and gruesome legends
Last Thursday, visitors experienced a spooky and beautiful event in the Hahnbach cellars. The home nurseMarianne Moosburgerled through the historical facts and told some gruesome stories. The AOVE invited people to this special event.
Insights into history
Well protected by a “ghost-repelling stamp”, the participants ventured into the dimly lit interior of the normally closed basement part on Vilsecker Straße. Right at the beginning, the guests learned about the formation of the Buntsandsteine 200 million years ago. The function of cellars as safe storage places in early times was also discussed. Visitors heard about the brewing of bottom-fermented beer and marveled at the old rails, vents and hooks that are still in place.
Memories of the storm
Particular attention was paid to the terrible storm on Bennotag, June 16, 1812. This event caused immense damage to people, animals and buildings. The memory of this caused a slight shudder among the listeners.
Diverse use of the cellars
The various activities for which the cellars were used impressed everyone. Before the Second World War, the local fruit and horticultural association made over 4,000 liters of juice and must from apples, blueberries and rowanberries.Moosburgeralso described the protective function of the cellars and the anxious hours at the end of the Second World War. The densely packed population there hoped for prayers and a general absolution from the priest in order to find some consolation.
Post-war period and legends
Soon after the Second World War, there was a lot of activity in the low vaults again. Refugees from the East made concrete blocks there for urgently needed accommodation. This ultimately gave rise to the large Voit concrete works. Told in the various cellarsMoosburgerseveral old legends and light horror stories are vividly illustrated. The children were allowed to relieve themselves with rattling and noisy instruments and sing against their fear.
A sweet cellar treasure
Towards the end, the children looked for the sweet basement treasure guarded by a ghost, which was of course distributed. Once again in the fresh air, the participants fortified themselves with “bat blood” and Vilswasser. A bookmark “for special bravery in the Hahnbach cellars” will remind many of the “cellar horror” even further.