Would you (could you?) live here for €1/year rent?: The Fuggerei in Augsburg, Germany.
The Fuggerei in Augsburg, Germany is the world's oldest social housing complex still in use.
It was founded in 1516 by Jakob Fugger the Younger and rent has always been one Rheinischer Gulden per year (or )equivalent to €0.88...88 cents!!! The conditions to live there remain the same as they were 500 years ago: three daily prayers — the Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary, and the Nicene Creed, one must have lived at least two years in Augsburg, be of the Catholic faith and have become indigent without debt.
Not mentioned is the ability to tolerate thousands of tourists tramping around your property (although the gates are locked at 10pm every night so not 24hrs of tourists.
You Can Rent a House Here For Only €0.88 a Year...
Fuggerei is a social housing complex in Germany where you can rent a house for just under one Euro per year! Find out why the rent is so cheap and learn about the fascinating life of the man behind it all, Jakob Fugger.
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The Fuggerei in Augsburg and World War II Bunker! Exploring Germany
The Fuggerei (Augsburg) - the oldest social settlement in the world, which also contains a World War II bunker on its territory. The history of this house complex goes back to the 15th century, and this is one of the reasons, why it brings so much attention to this place! You may think, it could be already destroyed multiple times (and it partially was for a very terrible reason), but it still lives and still functions.
This place is wonderful not only because it is historically interesting and beautiful, but because it helps some poor people. If you visit Augsburg, please, take a look at the Fuggerei and donate something (if you can).
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The Fuggerei is the world's oldest social housing complex still in use. It is a walled enclave within the city of Augsburg, Bavaria. It takes its name from the Fugger family and was founded in 1516 by Jakob Fugger the Younger (known as Jakob Fugger the Rich) as a place where the needy citizens of Augsburg could be housed. By 1523, 52 houses had been built, and in the coming years the area expanded with various streets, small squares and a church. The gates were locked at night, so the Fuggerei was, in its own right, very similar to a small independent medieval town. It is still inhabited today, affording it the status of being the oldest social housing project in the world.
The rent was and is still one Rheinischer Gulden per year (equivalent to 0.88 euros), as well as three daily prayers for the current owners of the Fuggerei — the Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary, and the Nicene Creed. The conditions to live there remain the same as they were 480 years ago: one must have lived at least two years in Augsburg, be of the Catholic faith and have become indigent without debt. The five gates are still locked every day at 10 PM.
Housing units in the area consist of 45 to 65 square metre (500–700 square foot) apartments, but because each unit has its own street entrance it simulates living in a house. There is no shared accommodation; each family has its own apartment, which includes a kitchen, a parlour, a bedroom and a tiny spare room, altogether totalling about 60 square metres. Ground-floor apartments all have a small garden and garden shed, while upper-floor apartments have an attic. All apartments have modern conveniences such as television and running water. One ground-floor apartment is uninhabited, serving as a museum open to the public. The doorbells have elaborate shapes, each being unique, dating back to before the installation of streetlights when residents could identify their door by feeling the handle in the dark.
The Fugger family initially established their wealth in weaving and merchandising. Jakob the Rich expanded their interests into silver mining and trading with Venice. Additionally he was a financier and counted the Vatican as a notable client. The family became financial backers of the Habsburg family and he financed the successful election of Charles V as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1519.
The Fuggerei was first built between 1514 and 1523 under the supervision of the architect Thomas Krebs, and in 1582 Hans Holl added St. Mark's Church to the settlement. Expanded further in 1880 and 1938, the Fuggerei today comprises 67 houses with 147 apartments, a well, and an administrative building. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's great-grandfather, the mason Franz Mozart, lived in the Fuggerei between 1681 and 1694, and is commemorated today by a stone plaque. The Fuggerei was heavily damaged by the bombings of Augsburg during World War II, but has been rebuilt in its original style.
The Fuggerei is supported by a charitable trust established in 1520 which Jakob Fugger funded with an initial deposit of 10,000 guilders. According to the Wall Street Journal, the trust has been carefully managed with most of its income coming from forestry holdings, which the Fugger family favoured since the 17th century after losing money on higher yielding investments. The annual return on the trust has ranged from an after-inflation rate of 0.5% to 2%. The Fugger family foundation is currently headed by countess Maria-Elisabeth von Thun und Hohenstein, née countess Fugger von Kirchberg, who lives at Kirchberg Castle. Currently the trust is administered by Wolf-Dietrich Graf von Hundt.
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The Fuggerei, Augsburg - The world's oldest social housing complex still in use
The Fuggerei is the world's oldest social housing complex still in use. It is a walled enclave within the city of Augsburg, Bavaria. It takes its name from the Fugger family and was founded in 1516 by Jakob Fugger the Younger (known as Jakob Fugger the Rich) as a place where the needy citizens of Augsburg could be housed.
By 1523, 52 houses had been built, and in the coming years the area expanded with various streets, small squares and a church. The gates were locked at night, so the Fuggerei was, in its own right, very similar to a small independent medieval town. It was expanded a few times in the next couple of centuries, the last one taking place in 1973. Before that, the complex had to be wholly rebuilt after it was damaged by bombing during World War
It is still inhabited today, affording it the status of being the oldest social housing project in the world. Each house has two apartments measuring 500 to 700 square foot with its own kitchen, a parlour, a bedroom and a tiny spare room. The steep roofs serve as attics for both families and there is no cellar. On the back of each house is a small garden.
The Fuggerei’s most famous resident was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's great-grandfather, the mason Franz Mozart, who lived in the Fuggerei between 1681 and 1694, and was commemorated posthumously by a stone plaque. About 150 people live in the society today, still paying an annual rent of the equivalent of one guilder. Even the fee for a tour into the Fuggerei costs over four times the annual rent.
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FUGGEREI: WORLD'S OLDEST SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECT
Fuggerei Housing Complex
This is a video I, Ashley Thorshov, took of the oldest social housing project in the world. It is located in Augsburg, Germany. This is a model of the apartment available for a mere .88 Euros per year and three prayers a day for the family of the founder, Jakob Fugger.
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Die Fuggerei wurde 1521 von Jakob Fugger dem Reichen als Wohnsiedlung für bedürftige Augsburger Bürger gestiftet. Sie ist die älteste bestehende Sozialsiedlung der Welt. Die Jahres(kalt)miete für eine Wohnung in der Fuggerei beträgt bis heute den nominellen Gegenwert eines Rheinischen Gulden, derzeit 0,88 Euro sowie täglich drei Gebete für den Stifter und seine Familie. In den 140 Wohnungen der 67 Häuser wohnen derzeit rund 150 Menschen. Prominentester Bewohner der Fuggerei war der Maurermeister Franz Mozart, der Urgroßvater des Komponisten W.A. Mozart.
Die Fuggerei ist eine „Stadt in der Stadt mit einer Kirche, Mauer und drei Toren. Bis heute wird die Sozialsiedlung nahezu ausschließlich aus dem Stiftungsvermögen (Forstwirtschaft und Immobilien) finanziert. Die Sozialsiedlung wird durch die Fürstlich und Gräflich Fuggersche Stiftungs-Administration verwaltet.
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The Fuggerei was founded in 1521 by Jakob Fugger the Rich as a residential settlement for Augsburg citizens in need. It is the oldest social settlement in existence in the world. The annual (net) rent for an apartment in the Fuggerei still today is the nominal value of the Rhenish Guilder, at present 0.88 Euro together with prayers three times a day for the founder and his family. About 150 people live at present in the 140 apartments in 67 houses. Probably the most famous resident of the Fuggerei was the Master Mason Franz Mozart, the great-grandfather of the composer W. A. Mozart.
The Fuggerei is a town within the town and has its own church, town walls and three entrance gates. To date the social settlement has been financed almost exclusively from the assets of the foundation (forestry and real estate). The social settlement is administered by the dukes and counts of the Fugger Foundation.
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The Fuggerei : World's oldest housing complex still provides houses on 500 year old rent rates
दुनिया का सबसे पुराना हाउसिंग काम्प्लेक्स, जहां आज भी 500 साल पुराने रेट पर मकान किराए पर उपलब्ध हैं. Know about the world's most unique and oldest housing complex, The Fuggerei, built by Jakob Fugger in 1516.
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Die Fuckerey / Fuggerei the worlds first social housing project Augsburg Germany
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List of Best Things to do in Augsburg, Germany
Augsburger Puppentheatermuseum
Botanischer Garten - Japan Garten
Fuggerei
St. Anne's Church
Perlach Tower
Church of St. Ulrich and St. Afra
Augsburg City Hall (Rathaus)
Cathedral of St. Maria (Dom St. Maria)
Augsburg Zoo
Schaezlerpalais