Hospital press in Esslingen: When a crocodile was up to mischief in the vaulted cellar – Esslingen

There are a number of legends surrounding the 440-year-old Kielmeyerhaus in Esslingen. Especially in connection with the old cellar, below the house. We reveal what it is about a mysterious crocodile that is said to have lived there.

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The Kielmeyerhaus in Esslingen almost magically attracts the attention of visitors to the market square and towers over all the houses there with its imposing half-timbered gable. It is just one of the numerous Renaissance buildings in Esslingen’s old town, but it is still somewhat famous in the Esslingen district. Not everything has remained untouched on the listed half-timbered building over the centuries.