Neckarhalde, Tübingen
The Neckarhalde is an road in Tübingen, Germany, on the southern slope below Hohentübingen Castle. Location The Neckarhalde is an east–west road parallel to the Neckar river and Tübingen's city wall, starting in the old town of Tübingen. The Wienergässle links the road with the market place, where the town hall is located. Starting at the "Lazy Corner" above the Tübinger Stift, an old Protestant seminary, the road heads west down to the river and ends by meeting the Biesinger and Hirschauer roads. Apart from the more distant Mühlstraße (Mill Road), it is the only road leaving the old town to the south. Approximately halfway through the length of the road, it crosses a pedestrian and bicycle tunnel, which continues to the Avenue Bridge. History For many years, the buildings in Neckarhalde did not have a sewage system. Building number 7, in particular, became known for its hard-to-clean privy. As described in the "Caterpillar hymn" (Raupenhymne), it was necessary as the winegrowers carried the smelly solids up the mountain to use it as fertilizer on strawberries and grapevines. All Tübingen wine growers are colloquially called "Caterpillars", even if they do not live in Lower Tübingen, while the expression "Gôgen" usually