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When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees.

The Miserly Baker

The Miserly Baker: Decoding a Saarbrücken Legend

Hardly anyone in Saarbrücken is unfamiliar with the figure of the miserly baker on the castle wall and the legend behind it.

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Saarbrücker Geschichten Mondscheintour

Leidinger’s Moonlight Tour for Connoisseurs

Anyone interested in the history of Saarbrücken will find the Moonlight Tour for Connoisseurs, organized by Hotel Leidinger, an experience well worth taking.

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Saarbrücker Geschichten Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse in Saarbrücken: When the “Author’s Evening” Turned into a Fiasco

Hermann Hesse's bizarre reading at the Tonhalle in Saarbrücken in 1912: beer music, a disappointed audience, and an anecdote that made literary history.

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George Washington Pistols

George Washington’s Pistols from Saarbrücken

How two flintlock pistols made by Saarbrücken gunsmith Jacob Walster came into the possession of George Washington.

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Zwiwwelschmeer

With Zwiwwelschmeer — literally “onion grease” — the name says it all: it’s a wonderfully messy, extremely tasty, and hearty dish.

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