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Innenstadt I in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe
 

Friedrich Stoltze Geburtshaus
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Birthplace

 
 
Friedrich Stoltze Geburtshaus / Birthplace Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 22, 2016
1. Friedrich Stoltze Geburtshaus / Birthplace Marker
Inscription.
Zur Erinnerung an
das Geburtshaus
zum Rebstock  LIT.L87
des Dichters
Friedrich Stoltze
✶ 21.11.1816 †28.3.1891
Das Haus fiel 1904
dem Altstadtdurch-
bruch zum Opfer
[English translation:]

In memory of the house of birth, "Zum Rebstock (By the Vine)", of the poet, Friedrich Stoltze. Born November 21, 1816, died March 28, 1891. In 1904 the house fell victim to urban improvements (i.e. street widening).
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
 
Location. 50° 6.69′ N, 8° 41.064′ E. Marker is in Innenstadt I, Hessen (Hesse), in Frankfurt am Main. It is at the intersection of Braubachstrasse and Domplatz on Braubachstrasse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Innenstadt I HE 60311, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Frankfurt Romani Memorial (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Steinernes Haus (about 150 meters away); Leinwandhaus - Linen House (about 150 meters away); Joachim von Sandrart (1606 - 1688) (about 180 meters away); Rφmerberg 34: "Haus zum goldenen Rad" / House at the Golden Wheel
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(about 180 meters away); Tugendbrunnen / The Virtue Fountain (about 210 meters away); Nazi Student Book Burning of 1933 (about 210 meters away); Spolien der Frankfurter Altstadt / Spolia from Frankfurt's historical city centre (about 240 meters away).
 
More about this marker. Unfortunately I can provide no explanation for the "LIT.L87" that appears on the marker.
 
Also see . . .  Friedrich Stoltze (Wikipedia). Friedrich Stoltze...was a German poet and writer, who was best known for his poems in the Frankfurt dialect. He was publisher and editor of the satirical magazine "The Frankfurter Latern", and worked as a journalist. (In translation, follow link for original German.) (Submitted on December 15, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.) 
 
Friedrich Stoltze Geburtshaus / Birthplace Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 22, 2016
2. Friedrich Stoltze Geburtshaus / Birthplace Marker - Wide View
Friedrich Stoltze Geburtshaus / Birthplace Marker Inset image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 22, 2016
3. Friedrich Stoltze Geburtshaus / Birthplace Marker Inset
<i>Das Geburtshaus von Friedrich Stoltze, Im Rebstock 4, um 1897</i> image. Click for full size.
Carl Friedrich Fay (in Bilder aus dem alten Frankfurt am Main. Nach der Natur), via Wikimedia, 1897
4. Das Geburtshaus von Friedrich Stoltze, Im Rebstock 4, um 1897
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 656 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 15, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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