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Dürkheimer barrel

In 1934, master cooper Fritz Keller built the now world-famous "Dürkheim Giant Barrel" on the sausage market grounds of Bad Dürkheim on the German Wine Route in the Palatinate. Almost 200 fir trees, each 40 metres high, were felled in the Black Forest for the gigantic barrel. One fir tree was needed to make each of the 178 barrel staves, each 15 metres long and 15 centimetres thick. The transport of these extra-long fir trunks from the Black Forest to the Palatinate was only possible at night and with a special permit. Fritz Keller and his helpers processed more than 200 cubic metres of wood to create the giant barrel with a diameter of 13.5 metres and a capacity of 1.7 million litres. Today it stands next to the federal road 37 Bad Dürkheim - Kaiserslautern. This largest barrel in the world was never filled with wine, nor was it intended to be, but this should not detract from the enormous cooperage.

Dürkheimer Fass / Restaurant

The interior of the barrel houses the "Restaurant Dürkheimer Fass" (owner: Carsten Thüne). The interior corresponds to the original exterior design. On the ground floor, for example, there are artistically hand-carved oak barrel floors on the walls that tell of the making of the wine. They are also attractive viewpoints from the walk-in gallery. Because of the large number of visitors, a rustic wine bar was added in 1958 for around 150 guests in the style of the giant barrel. In addition, around 300 people can sit in a wine garden in the shade of the giant barrel in summer. The premises in the Dürkheimer Fass are also regularly used for various wine events. Tastings, culinary wine tours and many other activities of Palatinate wineries of the Forum Pf alz association take place.

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