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On the path from Töpingen to Alvern, which was still deeply rutted several years ago, it stands, "de ole Spieker" (old staircase granary).

It is the oldest of a few staircase granaries still preserved in the parish of Munster. The inscription above the door to the granary floor reads: Anno 1664. 16 years had passed since the end of the Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648) when it was built.

This building, made of oak and spruce, spent the first 180 years about 400m northwest of its current location in the village of Tüpingen. At that time, when inheritances were made, land was divided and buildings moved.
 

Thus, "de ole Spieker" found its location on the current individual farmstead between 1843 and 1845.

At that time, this area still enjoyed large, connected heathland areas. Heath sheep, the Heidschnucke, whose meat has a game-like taste, and beekeeping were the main sources of income. After the heather blossomed, the honey produced by the bees was stored in straw-woven beehives called "the Lüneburger Stülper" on the floor of the stairwell until it was used. With the cultivation of the heathland into agricultural land, "de ole Spieker" had to be used to store grain.

It served its original purpose for the last time in 1932. In that year, this farmstead was acquired by the current owner family. This farmstead is now managed by the 3rd generation of the owner family.
 

In order to preserve this old monument and make it accessible to the public, it was redesigned in 1985, 321 years after it was built and 142 years after it was moved, to what you will find as a guest: a place of reflection, comfort, coziness and hospitality.