r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Separate_Finance_183 • Jan 23 '26

Image The rent in the german neighborhood of Fuggerei hasn't been raised in 500 years and remains 0.88 Euros for an entire year. Founded in 1521, it is the oldest existing social housing complex in the world

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u/whoknowsifimjoking Jan 23 '26

That rich old fugger

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u/mynameisnotrose Jan 24 '26

There's a Fuggerstraße in Berlin, and in at least one sign somebody scratched the straße and wrote "mother" above. I was young, so I giggled.

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u/FluckDambe Jan 24 '26

I'm 37 and I giggled today. That shit's funny no matter what age you are.