House dating back to 1534 in Celle, Germany

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House dating back to 1534 in Celle, Germany

Celle offers the largest amount of half-timbered houses in Europe. On my walk, I came across this building dating back to 1534.

A 'Dukatenscheisser' depicted in Celle, Germany

On the right side of the house, there is an interesting figure. In German, we call this kind of person a ‘Dukatenscheisser’, which is actually a dirty word. Literally translated, it means a man who poohs ducats.