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The legend of the two men with the jug, Görlitz

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A medieval relief tells several stories.
It is a so-called "talking inn sign" and there are numerous legends about it. The inn "Zur weißen Kanne" is said to have stood here. Another story tells that during a great flood, the two men would have scooped the water out of the window with the jug. A third tells of two master coopers who went to Prague to taste the good Bohemian beer there. But that must have been long before Görlitz beer became known across all borders. A fourth legend however claims that two drunkards were killed by lightning at this corner of the house.

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Update: March 22, 2023

Public transport

Take tram line 1 or 2 to the Jägerkaserne stop, then walk via Langenstraße and Untermarkt and turn into Peterstraße. For more information, visit: https://www.goerlitztakt.de/en/.

By road

  • from Dresden via the A4 to the Görlitz junction (94) and continue on the B6 and B99 in the direction of Zentrum/Altstadt (city centre/old town)
  • from Cottbus via the B115 and continue on the B6 and B99 towards Zentrum/Altstadt (city centre/old town)
  • from Wrocław via the A4 to the Görlitz junction (94) and continue on the B6 and B99 towards the city centre/old town
  • from Bautzen/Löbau via the B6 to the Görlitz-Rauschwalde junction and continue via Wiesbadener Straße and Reichenbacher Straße towards the centre/old town
  • from Zittau on the B99 in the direction of Zentrum/Altstadt (city centre/old town)

For more information, visit: https://www.visit-goerlitz.com/Arrival.html

Parking

Paid parking is possible at the Obermarkt. There is an extra button for the 24-hour parking tickets.

Coordinates

DD
51.156859, 14.992662
DMS
51°09'24.7"N 14°59'33.6"E
UTM
33U 499486 5667268
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