My bike in front of the old "Spritzenhaus" Lit: "spraying house"; basically the village fire station, just around the corner from my apartment.
I was on the way back from the shops and noticed it was slightly less car-infested than usual so I had a clear view of the front.
According to this nicely made info board on the wall:
"Built in 1835 as a fire depot for the citizens fire department,
somewhat later used for weighing Tobacco.
Rebuilt in 1935 as a weighing house for hemp, tobacco and carts"
I'm guessing "hemp" means the industrial variety, either that or village life in south Germany was very different to how it is today.