Three golden hares linked by their long ears leap around the metal sign of ‘Drei Hasen’ (Three Hares), an historic hotel-restaurant in Braunstrasse, Michelstadt, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany. The symbol has been variously interpreted as an ancient promise of good hospitality, a weavers’ guild emblem (with the ears representing a shuttle) - and even as a reference to the medieval system of three-field agriculture.

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Michelstadt, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany: three golden hares linked by their long ears leap around the metal sign of ‘Drei Hasen’ (Three Hares), an historic hotel-restaurant in Braunstrasse. The symbol has been variously interpreted as an ancient promise of good hospitality, a weavers’ guild emblem (with the ears representing a shuttle) - and even as a reference to the medieval system of three-field agriculture.

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Size: 3872px × 2592px
Location: Drei Hasen hotel, Braustrasse, Michelstadt, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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