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Back in Time

As there isn't a lot to report at the moment, I have something else interesting to fill up the blog for the time being.
I came across some more sketches of Waldenburg on this website. Well, I didn't really come across them by chance, I've been actively searching for earlier information about the buildings.
The first is another one by Georg Friedrich Meyer, also dated around 1680. The view is from a different direction, so our house is at the back of the town slightly to the left of the Gate Tower.


The next ones are from 1746, 66 years later than those by Georg Friedrich Meyer and this time from Emanuel Büchel.



The next one is taken from the other side of the village, with an emphasis on the castle. There is, unfortunately, a lot less of it today. I've added one of my photos of the castle taken a couple of weeks ago further down for comparison. It's taken from a different perspective on the other side of the valley, but it's clear to see how much has gone and it's only really the tower that is still standing.


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