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Freiburg enchants with its harmonious and spiritual atmosphere from the very first minute. It is the city with the unique culture that has a lot of unique legends, customs and beliefs. Travelers who visit Freiburg in early spring are advised to stroll through the historic district. At this time of the year it looks unique; you can see thin rivulets along sidewalks everywhere. Locals call them ‘bächle.’ Many interesting legends are associated with those runlets. According to one of them, a traveler who will step into one of runlets would marry a resident of Freiburg anyway.
The town hall square remains one of the main symbols of the city; it is decorated with exquisite mosaic of thousands of multi-colored stones. Few people know that the city's main square is paved with ordinary shingle brought from the coastal zone of the Rhine. The name of the city has always been associated with glorious legend about Berthold Schwartz, the inventor of gunpowder. The Franciscan monk has lived in Freiburg for a period. He devoted a lot of time to research activities. According to one version, the monk was trying to develop a formula that would allow getting gold from other materials. The monk hasn’t succeeded in realizing his dream, but he was the first person in Europe who learned how to make gunpowder.

Schwabentor gates serving as the entrance to the historical part of the city remain the interesting historical symbol. Miraculous stories about important historical events are inscribed on those gates. One myth tells about the Swabian noble merchant that has decided to buy the city for two barrels of gold.
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