Altes Zollhaus
Rheinufer 16, 53498 Bad Breisig
This listed half-timbered house on the Rhine was built around 1500 and dates back to the rule of the Essen ladies' convent over the Breisiger Ländchen.
On the bank of the river Rhine next to the Eulengasse, you find the Old Tollhouse, which was built around 1500 AD. Its existence goes back to the sovereignty of the community of nons from Essen over the country of Breisig. The nons were granted the privilege of raising toll for the use of the road. For this reason the tollhouse was built on the banks of the river Rhine, in addition to the tollgates already established (Colonge gate - north gate; Koblenz gate - south gate) in the wall surrounding Breisig since 1280 AD. Leaning walls and numerous flood markers on the front of this beautiful timber frame house testify to its great age.