Ueberlingen Volume 1- Secrets of the Homeland

What does a volcanic eruption in Indonesia have to do with the water level marker in Überlingen? What is the connection between a little boy and cruel persecutions of Jews in the 14th century? And why is the figure of St. James in the cathedral smaller than the other apostle figures? Every town is full of secrets, full of mysterious remnants from the past. And in Überlingen, with its eventful history, there are particularly many of these exciting relics. The journalists Eva-Maria Bast and Heike Thissen have set off in search of clues: they have looked for 50 relics from the past, researched their stories and often uncovered locals who are connected to these stories. In the process, the authors made sometimes funny, sometimes tragic, and sometimes almost unbelievable discoveries. The stories in this book tell of burning love un.