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Smugglers' barge in Marlow

Smugglers' barge in Marlow
Smuggling on the Old Salt Road "There was always something going on at the border. There were people on both sides who wanted to buy up goods as cheaply as possible by bypassing customs. The Recknitz and Trebel rivers formed the customs and national borders between Old Mecklenburg and Swedish Western Pomerania. ... A lot of salt was smuggled along the border, which was strictly forbidden. Koch owned a barge, similar to a baking trough. It was so big that it could carry three men and two hundredweights of salt. The barge was hidden in the reeds. Koch used it to ferry the two smugglers across the water. When they reached the other side, they each earned a thaler. ... When Mecklenburg joined the customs union in 1868, the incentive to smuggle goods disappeared." from "Smuggling on the Sülze border" by Ernst Garduhn, published in the commemorative publication "700 years of Bad Sülze" Did you know that ... ... you can smuggle again today - without any danger? The eight vendors on the map opposite will tell you what they still have in common with salt. You will receive smuggled goods for your stop or purchase, which you can exchange for new goods at the next station. At the end, you will have a bag full of high-quality souvenirs! More info

Smugglers' barge in Marlow - salt smuggling along the Old Salt Road

The smugglers' barge in Marlow is a reminder of an eventful era on the Baltic coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: salt smuggling along the Old Salt Road. The rivers Recknitz and Trebel once formed the customs and state borders between Old Mecklenburg and Swedish Western Pomerania - and where there were borders, there were also people who knew how to get around them. A simple barge, barely larger than a baking trough, carried three men and two hundredweights of salt across the water. The salt was in great demand, smuggling was strictly forbidden - and every successful crossing earned those involved a thaler.

Experience smuggling - the interactive salt route in the Baltic Sea region

When Mecklenburg joined the Customs Union in 1868, historical smuggling came to an end. Today, the topic can be experienced in a completely different way: Eight providers along the route still link their offerings to the topic of salt. Anyone who stops off at one of them or makes a purchase receives so-called smuggler's goods, which can be exchanged for new goods at the next stop. A bag full of regional souvenirs from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern awaits at the end of the tour.