Einbeck – City of brewing and half-timbered architecture

18 April 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Market Square with St Jakobi Church © Losch

Market Square with St Jakobi Church © Losch

Einbeck is a town in the district Northeim, in southern Lower Saxony. It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road. Einbeck is famous for its 600 year old beer brewery, home of Einbecker Bier, the origin for the term Bock beer. It is believed to be one of the oldest breweries in Germany. Einbeck is the birthplace of Henry Mühlenberg, who emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1742 and became the patriarch of the Muhlenberg family dynasty as well as the founder of the Lutheran church in the American colonies.   read more…

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