Fishmongers belong to a guild of freely organized dealers, the fish sell. The oldest well-known proof of the existence dated by organized Fischer and fishmonger guilds on the year 1106 and concerns the guild of the fishmongers to Worms. At that time by the city the guild document was presented to 23 fishmongers for their guild to the exclusive and perishable fish sales.

The Apostel Petrus is patron of the fishmongers. Its name day is the 29. Juni.Ebenso applies the Apostel Andreas, whose name day is 30 November, as a patron holy Maria, with name day on 8 September, is the Patronin figure of a fishmonger gladly as a component of the Weihnachtskrippe is used.

The family dynasty of the Loitz originally coming made of grab forest became famous notorious, in 15. and 16. Century in Stettin a Fischhandelsimperium constructed. Today the Loitzenhaus in Szczecin accommodates the academy of art of the city.

Literature

In the literature fishmongers play now and then a main role. So among other things in

• Franz Lubojatzky: "The fishmonger of Neapel", historical novella, 1841, publishing house Comptoir Grimma
• Didier Savard: "Thickly Herrison 5 - the conspiracy of the fishmongers", ISBN 3-933187-41-9
• Gareth Creer: "The fishmonger", novel, 1999, Munich: Goldmann, ISBN 3-442-54042-9
• Martin squints: "Fifty years German fish trade: 50 years German fish economy [1880-1930]"; Memorandum D. Association of German fishmongers registered association Berlin, hrsg. on the occasion of S. Existence to 24. May 1930, Berlin: Wiegandt & Grieben;
• Fishmonger in the catalog of the DDB

Articles in category "Fishmonger"

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