Historic Krugstatt in the Gässle in Gochsheim

This is a stone resting bench for porters (“krugen” = to rest). The higher section serves as a level place to set down loads carried on the head. Water was laboriously carried up the Gässle from a pond on the Kraichbach into the old town. The women water carriers were surely glad to be able to take a break here halfway up for a chat. Another Krugstatt stands on the road to Münzesheim, a few hundred meters after the level crossing.