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It is nonetheless extremely cheap (in comparison to rents in Augsburg and near-by Munich) and has life-changing consequences for the people living there, since

It is nonetheless extremely cheap (in comparison to rents in Augsburg and near-by Munich) and has life-changing consequences for the people living there, since they do not have to allocate a big amount of their income into housing.

schroeding 2y ago
In comparison: The average rent in Augsburg for a 60m³ flat is around 756 Euros (way more for new contracts and furnished flats), the median net income in Germany is ~ 2244 Euros. One downside, if you're on the taller side, is that the doors in the Fuggerei are only like 5'8, though - and if you're taller than 6'4 or so, even the ceiling height becomes a problem. :D
- perihelions 2y ago
  I don't know why medieval homies built doors so short. They weren't short people. There's documented incidents of medieval kings accidentally dying from hitting their head on door lintels, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VIII_of_France#Death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VIII_of_France#Death - "Charles died in 1498, two and a half years after his retreat from Italy, as the result of an accident. While on his way to watch a game of jeu de paume (real tennis) in Amboise he struck his head on the lintel of a door.[22]."
  - endominus 2y ago
    This surprised me, as I'd heard otherwise. Per https://www.sarahwoodbury.com/how-tall-are-you/ https://www.sarahwoodbury.com/how-tall-are-you/, "the average height of people who lived in the 9-11th centuries was comparable to ours today. It then declined slightly during the 12th through 16th centuries, and hit an all-time low during the 17th and 18th centuries – when those doorframes were made."
    - perihelions 2y ago
      A 2.5 inch difference in mean heights isn't enormous, and I think doesn't fully explain what the parent comment was surprised by—the merely 5'8" (173 cm) tall doorframes in the Fuggerei. Considering individual variations, something like a quarter of medieval adults should be outright taller than that.
  - marssaxman 2y ago
    Perhaps they wanted to keep the heat in.
- zvr 2y ago
  You should clarify that these are monthly figures, since the 88 cents rent quoted was the annual amount.

schroeding 2y ago

In comparison: The average rent in Augsburg for a 60m³ flat is around 756 Euros (way more for new contracts and furnished flats), the median net income in Germany is ~ 2244 Euros. One downside, if you're on the taller side, is that the doors in the Fuggerei are only like 5'8, though - and if you're taller than 6'4 or so, even the ceiling height becomes a problem. :D

perihelions 2y ago
I don't know why medieval homies built doors so short. They weren't short people. There's documented incidents of medieval kings accidentally dying from hitting their head on door lintels, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VIII_of_France#Death https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VIII_of_France#Death - "Charles died in 1498, two and a half years after his retreat from Italy, as the result of an accident. While on his way to watch a game of jeu de paume (real tennis) in Amboise he struck his head on the lintel of a door.[22]."
- endominus 2y ago
  This surprised me, as I'd heard otherwise. Per https://www.sarahwoodbury.com/how-tall-are-you/ https://www.sarahwoodbury.com/how-tall-are-you/, "the average height of people who lived in the 9-11th centuries was comparable to ours today. It then declined slightly during the 12th through 16th centuries, and hit an all-time low during the 17th and 18th centuries – when those doorframes were made."
  - perihelions 2y ago
    A 2.5 inch difference in mean heights isn't enormous, and I think doesn't fully explain what the parent comment was surprised by—the merely 5'8" (173 cm) tall doorframes in the Fuggerei. Considering individual variations, something like a quarter of medieval adults should be outright taller than that.
- marssaxman 2y ago
  Perhaps they wanted to keep the heat in.
zvr 2y ago
You should clarify that these are monthly figures, since the 88 cents rent quoted was the annual amount.