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Bamberger Ferry Reopened
Posted by Gerhard Schoolmann on 2013-04-06 03:17:25
The Pettstadt ferry is also a "Gierfähre". The technque is the same as in Bamberg. But it isn't only for people. You can use the Pettstadt ferry with cars. The Pettstadt Ferry was historical a loans. Professionals have done the work. As wages they get not only money from the passengers, but also municipal country (agriculture) and they were exempt from military services. Nowadays it is a service of the village. They have a ferryman (Reinhold Schuhmann). The prices and opening times: http://www.pettstadt.de/index.php?id=494,91