Historic Anabaptist Places (Pictures itt)

[Josh]

Thanks for the nice reactions, Josh, RZehr and Temporal.

I didn't mean my last post to come across salty. It's just that I have used all my material for the moment and it might be a while until I get to visit interesting historic Anabaptist places. That's why it would be nice if someone would post some of their own pics in the meantime. Pictures from all across the world are welcome if they have a story to tell.

You might find visiting Kidron, Ohio to be interesting. The town was originally called Sonnenburg. The historical society has been taking efforts to perserve some of the old buildings and move them into a museum / outdoor village area: https://www.kidronhistoricalsociety.org ... g-village/

[MaxPC]

I didn't mean my last post to come across salty.

Swiss Bro, your last post seemed like an invitation to me, not as being salty.

[RZehr]

I could post a picture of my house. But there isn’t any historical Anabaptist sites around here. Oh ya, and I don’t know how to post pictures on here.

[Swiss Bro]

I could post a picture of my house.

Is it historic?

Oh ya, and I don’t know how to post pictures on here.

We would figure that one out, it also worked with Judas Maccabaeus eventually.

[RZehr]

I could post a picture of my house.

Is it historic?

It's an Anabaptist Place, not historic. Well, it was built in 1942, so maybe? The first fort was built in this area in 1865 and was soon abandoned, and the first city wasn't established until 1877.

[Swiss Bro]

Well, it was built in 1942, so maybe?

That's ancient for American standards

[temporal1]

Well, it was built in 1942, so maybe?

That's ancient for American standards

By internet “standards,” last week’s tweets are ancient history.

[ohio jones]

Thanks especially for the photos of the Täuferbrücke. I attempted to visit this, however ...

The day was a bit of a stinker but it added to the atmosphere quite nicely.

... the day I chose was even more of a stinker. A week or so before, the forecast was for temperatures around 50F/10C, which should have been pleasant enough. It turned out to be quite a bit colder, but still the first stretch was not so bad, though unrelentingly uphill.



Based on the map and guide from this site, I planned to walk the loop trail from Courtelary up the mountain, over to the bridge and back to Corgemont, which seemed more interesting than up and back on the same trail. From the brochure, this is the 2nd day alternative route, in reverse.

Public Transportation: The rail line from Biel/Bienne to La Chaux-de-Fonds runs through the valley; all trains stop at Courtelary (every 30 minutes), but only the locals stop at Corgemont (every hour). In case szdfan is also an sbbfan:



When I got above the tree line, the combination of wind and sleety snow and fog and pavement that dissolved into a snow-covered track through the pasture eventually conspired to turn me back.



I chose not to take the shortcut down the mountain.

[ohio jones]

The town of Schleitheim has a little museum in this building:



One room contains a Täuferausstellung (Anabaptist exhibit) with a variety of displays including a facsimile of the Schleitheim Confession.



The rest of the museum has information on local geology, art, education, farm implements, crafts, and streetcars.

Note that the museum is only open on the first Sunday of the month, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. Groups can make arrangements for private tours at other times, and should be prepared to do so in German as the caretaker is not fluent in English. The Anabaptist displays, however, do have English text.

Public Transportation: From the Bahnhof in Schaffhausen, take Bus 21 (hourly) to the Schweizerbund stop in Schleitheim, then walk up Tauchergasse to Kirchgasse and look for the colorful steeple on the Reformed church across the street.

While there, I found information about a hiking trail from Schleitheim to Merishausen, 11 km to the east, with several points of local Anabaptist interest. It was too late to add it to my schedule then, but it appeared to be a fun hike through scenic landscapes like this:



Believe it or not, that photo was taken the same day as the previous post.

[Swiss Bro]

Excellent contributions, Ohio Jones

Shame you didn't make it quite to the bridge but the conditions on these Jura hills can be quite adverse, as you experienced. This is also a reason why the Anabaptists were allowed to settle up there by the Prince Bishop of Basel because no one else wanted to live up there...

The trail from Schleitheim to Merishausen is on my todo list. Should be nice in the Autumn as it is mostly through the forests.