Living close to a river, particularly a river in a narrow valley, probably means you have to accept that every now and again the waters rise. This water line is from 1824 when the Neckar overflowed its banks.
To put this in perspective: The square where the house with this mark stands is 100m away from river, and adding a bit more perspective:
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I don’t think I could accept that. I’d have bought elsewhere.
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That’s amazing, hopefully never again
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As we have found, one day the river will rise higher than that with climate change
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😥
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Like Margaret, I would have bought elsewhere!
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