Talk:Heidelberg Tun

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NB Nobody appears to be able to agree on the capacity and some of the numbers vary significantly, so I have opted for a generally accepted figure until someone knows the actual capacity Sjc 09:22, 10 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I`ve been there yesterday and the plate next to the Tun said it`s capacaty where 298.000 l. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.159.120.140 (talk) 11:51, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Witches[edit]

The writings of Anton Praetorius about witches certainly have a place in Wikipedia. But is it really here? It seems to have litle to do with the enormous barrel. --King Hildebrand 09:18, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It already has a place in Wikipedia, Anton Praetorius. I've cut it back to just what's relevant to that poem. — Laura Scudder ☎ 17:45, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Anton Praetorius was the first to describe the enormous barrel. He was a calvinistic pastor. He had just converted to that belief. Before he belonged to the Lutheran Church. He wrote his poem on the barrel praising it as an apparent symbol of the superiority of the calvinistic belief - because Johann Casimir, the ruler of Heidelberg / Kurpfalz was one of the few calvinistic rulers in Germany. The few calvinistic believers in Germany put all their hopes in Johann Casimir to fight for their believe. --Hegeler 09:57, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nomenclature[edit]

One assumes the barrels are named after the maker: can someone confirm this? Wooster (talk) 11:44, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That info came from the German article - I know nothing else about it. Stevage 12:07, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I can see no relevance in a Nazi vat.

The Big Vat in Heidelberg[edit]

In 2002 Stefan Wiltschko called his book "The Big Vat". He is the specialist on the Great Barrel in the Heidelberg Castle. He had been administrator of the Castle for some years. Wiltschko is publishing a new book on the history of all four barrels: Andreas Cser/Stefan Wiltschko: Die vier großen Fässer im Schloss Heidelberg. Zur Bau-, Kunst-, Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte. Neckargemünd-Dilsberg, 2006

The first Heidelberg barrel contained 127 000 liter according to measurements and according to the descriptions.

The barrels are not named after the maker but after the rulers of Heidelberg / Kurpfalz who ordered the making. The first barrel for example was manufactured by the barrel maker Michael Werner aus Landau/Germany.

He also was the builder of the huge barrel in the castle in Halberstadt in Germany which is still existing today. It contained 10 percent more wine than the barrel in Heidelberg. See article in German and photos: [[1]] --Hegeler 09:57, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Use of the Heidelberg Tun[edit]

Many years ago, during a visit to Heidelberg, I recall either reading on a descriptive plaque or hearing from a tour guide that the Tun was filled but once, and never again, due to excessive loss of wine due to evaporation and seepage. — Quicksilver^{T @} 20:49, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]