For over 300 years tanners brought prosperity to Annweiler am Trifels. Most of the tanners were Huguenots fleeing religious persecution in their home country and were granted asylum in Palatinate-Zweibruecken. Their houses still line the creeks on Gerbergasse and Wassergasse today.
Tanners used waterwheels to power their tools and machines. The hotel I stayed at has a water in the middle of the restaurant on the first floor.
A couple other houses still have a waterwheels. The waterwheel at Museum unterm Trifels appears to drive a bunch of machinery.
Very nice atmosphere.
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