Woad House (Görlitz)
The Woad House (german: Waidhaus, ) is the oldest secular building of Görlitz. During its rich history it served various purposes and underwent numerous alterations. The common name ''Woad House'' is based on the woad that was stored in this building in the 16th century. Location The ''Woad House'' is located on the plateau between the parish church of St. Peter and Paul on north side and the ''Hainwald'' buildings on the south side. A small preacher alley separates the Woad House from the Hainwald buildings. Easterly the plateau slopes steeply towards the banks of the Lusatian Neisse. A walkway connects the river banks with the plateau and the church's forecourt. History The origins of the building date back to the 12th century, when the building was part of a courtyard that served the lord's castle and was probably managed by Bohemia, Bohemian servants. Newer research suggests, that it might have been the residential building of a noble family too: It had its own tower, whic ...
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Woad
''Isatis tinctoria'', also called woad (), dyer's woad, or glastum, is a flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae (the mustard family) with a documented history of use as a blue dye and medicinal plant. Its genus name, Isatis, derives from the ancient Greek word for the plant, ἰσάτις. It is occasionally known as Asp of Jerusalem. Woad is also the name of a blue dye produced from the leaves of the plant. Woad is native to the steppe and desert zones of the Caucasus, Central Asia to Eastern Siberia and Western Asia but is now also found in South-Eastern and Central Europe and western North America. Since ancient times, woad was an important source of blue dye and was cultivated throughout Europe, especially in Western and Southern Europe. In medieval times, there were important woad-growing regions in England, Germany and France. Towns such as Toulouse became prosperous from the woad trade. Woad was eventually replaced by the more colourfast ''Indigofera tinctoria'' a ...
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