Overview
- Rackwitz, 57, has leased the more‑than‑100‑year‑old Dorfkrug in Freist and opened it to the public in mid‑June, with about 40 guests at the soft opening reported by multiple outlets.
- The Dorfkrug includes a guest room, a second hall, a bowling alley and a beer garden, giving the project space to host events and larger village gatherings.
- She has publicly said decades of washing compulsions once limited her life and that overcoming them was necessary to run a public inn; she told reporters she has performed tasks she once could not, including cleaning others' urine.
- Rackwitz is working daily with former partner Pierre, who helped renovate and run the opening, and local officials and residents have welcomed the reopening as a chance to revive the village hub.
- Her plans include housemade regional dishes, karaoke, bingo and Sunday brunch and she intends to make the Dorfkrug a fixture at the village festival in September, a step that could help sustain rural social life and local business.