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In the past it was believed that the development of Gempengasse with houses of day laborers and vineyard workers did not take place until the 19th century. However, the pictorial documents from the 17th century teach us that even then there were buildings in a row of houses.
House No. 48 was probably built in the 17th century. It is a narrow, tall building covered with a steep gabled roof. The house has been restored and remodeled in an exemplary manner. It seems relatively high in the alley and shows that here too, the building had to be built upwards, due to the scarcity of land within the village. The alternation between high and low buildings, between agricultural and residential buildings, the staggering and the back and forth of the building lines make up the special charm of the Gempengasse.