Hanau in Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe
„Mann mit Bart“
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“Man with Beard”
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 26, 2024
1. „Mann mit Bart“ / “Man with Beard” Marker
Die Steinmetzarbeit aus dem 16. Jahrhundert stammt von der Hofeinfahrt der Brauerei Zum neuen Rappen, die in der Großen Dechaneigasse ihr Domizil hatte. Das Gebäude wurde wie die gesamte Innenstadt kurz vor Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges durch einen alliierten Luftangriff am 19. März 1945 zerstört. Die Figur konnte aus dem Trümmerschutt geborgen und beim Wiederaufbau des Gebäudes integriert werden.
“Man with Beard”
The stonemasonry from the 16th century comes from the courtyard entrance of the Zum neuen Rappen brewery, which was located in Große Dechaneigasse. The building, like the entire city center, was destroyed shortly before the end of the Second World War by an Allied air raid on March 19, 1945. The figure was recovered from the rubble and integrated into the reconstruction of the building.
Erected 2024 by Stadt Hanau.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is March 19, 1945.
Location. 50° 8.172′ N, 8° 55.109′ E. Marker is in Hanau, Hessen (Hesse), in Main-Kinzig-Kreis. It is on Große Dechaneistraße. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Große Dechaneistraße 24, Hanau HE 63450, 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.
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Also see . . . Figur aus dem Trümmerschutt des Zweiten Weltkriegs (presse-service.de, in German). The City of Hanau’s press release (March 16, 2024) for the dedication of the historical marker. Translation of the title is “Figure from the Rubble of the Second World War”.
Excerpt (in translation): The house owner Anna Maria Scheich recently traveled to Hanau with her daughter Karoline Sohn and her husband Martin to present a corresponding historical marker to the public together with Mayor Claus Kaminsky. Anna Maria Scheich now lives in Gedern, but insisted on being there in person to speak to the mayor about her time in Hanau.(Submitted on June 2, 2024.)
Her husband Karl-Dieter Scheich, who died in 2014, had helped clear the rubble from the building as a young boy. The couple met in the Kaufhof department store. Karl-Dieter Scheich's ancestors ran the "Zum NeuenRappen" restaurant before the Second World War. His great-grandparents Friedrich and Karoline Scheich and his grandmother Elisabeth Scheich were killed in the bombing of Hanau on March 19, 1945 and were buried in the main cemetery.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 26, 20242. „Mann mit Bart“ / “Man with Beard” Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here on the corner of the building.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 26, 2024
3. „Mann mit Bart“ / “Man with Beard”
The “Man with Beard” is mounted high up on the building, but not visible in the previous picture because it is obscured by the tree.
courtesy Medienzentrum Hanau/Bildarchiv, 1945
4. Marker photo: Mann mit Bart / Man with Beard
Photographed by @Stadt Hanau, 2024
5. „Mann mit Bart“ / “Man with Beard” Marker Dedication
Standing in front of the marker, from the left: Hanau Lord Mayor Claus Kaminsky, building owner Anna Maria Scheich, and Karoline und Martin Sohn
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 2, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
