In times gone by, towns had a washing place where everybody (or everybody’s servant) went to do the washing. Then the washing was spread on the adjoining grassland to dry and for a natural bleach by sunlight. In Oberursel they still call this place “die Bleiche” (meaning, the bleach or the bleaching place). And they put up this sculpture to honour the women who did this job for centuries.
Any story of why?
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In times gone by, towns had a washing place where everybody (or everybody’s servant) went to do the washing. Then the washing was spread on the adjoining grassland to dry and for a natural bleach by sunlight. In Oberursel they still call this place “die Bleiche” (meaning, the bleach or the bleaching place). And they put up this sculpture to honour the women who did this job for centuries.
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That is a good reminder of the past. Thanks Elke
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