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The Bremer Ratskeller is a traditional restaurant and wine shop in the basement of the Bremen City Hall. As part of the building complex, it has been under monument protection since 1973. German wines have been stored and sold there since it was built in 1405. With more than 600 years of existence, the Bremer Ratskeller is one of the oldest wine cellars in Germany. In addition, the oldest cask wine in Germany is stored here, a Rüdesheim wine from 1653. Since 1330, the Bremen Council had had the privilege of serving white wine in the city, which only tacitly expired in 1815. According to a document from 1342, a ban on serving wine was even issued so that "not just any citizen let wine run, but only the councilman", i.e. the wine lords elected by the council. For this purpose, a "city wine cellar" was set up, in which all traders and innkeepers had to store their wines. This was to monitor prices and tax revenues. After the construction of the old town hall in 1405, the bar was moved to its basement. Originally you could only choose between two wines from the Rheinhessen region: the common and the better. In 1550 the Ratskeller was expanded to include the Apostelkeller and the Senate room, and in 1599 the Rosekeller. The numerous cozy chambers, in which groups of three or more people can still hide from the eyes of the other guests behind wooden doors, were built around 1600 and were heated with small stoves. In 1620 the later Bacchus and Hauff cellars were built as wine storage. In 1805, French soldiers plundered part of the Ratskeller inventory. After the Second World War, this was done by Americans, who used the rooms as an officers' mess before regular hospitality could be resumed. Today the entire Ratskeller is owned by Bremer Ratskeller GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of the City of Bremen. With around 650 varieties, the Ratskeller has the world's largest range of exclusively German wines, and a total of around 1,200 different spirits are on offer. The gastronomic area of the Ratskeller is leased from the Bremer Hotel zur Post. (Source: Wikipedia)
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