Hanau in Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe

Wilhelm Ziegler

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 26, 2024

1. Wilhelm Ziegler Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Gegenüber dieser stelle
stand das Wohnhaus des
hanauer Chronisten
Wilhelm Ziegler
1809-1878
seine Liebe galt seiner
Vaterstadt deren Leben
in seiner Chronik
lebendig wird

(English translation:)
Across from this location stood the house of the Hanau chronicler Wilhelm Ziegler (1809-1878), who loved his hometown, and whose life he made vivid in his chronicles.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music.

Location. 50° 8.193′ N, 8° 55.072′ E. Marker is in Hanau, Hessen (Hesse), in Main-Kinzig-Kreis. It is on Am Goldschmiedehaus, on the left when traveling east. The marker is mounted to the south side of the Goldschmiedehaus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Am Goldschmiedehaus 6, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Altstädter Rathaus / Old Town City Hall (here, next to this marker); Pranger / Pillory (here, next to this marker); Hanauer Elle und Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen / The Hanau “Foot” and Fountain of Justice

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(here, next to this marker); Firma Jean Wunderlich (here, next to this marker); Dietrich Bonhoeffer (within shouting distance of this marker); „Männchen mit den großen Ohren“ / “Little Man with the Big Ears” (within shouting distance of this marker); „Mann mit Bart“ / “Man with Beard” (within shouting distance of this marker); Pumpenstock / Water Pumping Station (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanau.

Also see . . . Alt Hanau für Eilige - Ein kurzer Rundgang (Hanauer Geschichts Verein 1844 e.V., in German). Hanau‘s historical society provides a quick but detailed walking tour of Old Town Hanau.

Excerpt (in translation): … On the right side wall of the goldsmith's house facing St. Mary's Church, we can see a memorial plaque for the Hanau chronicler and music teacher Johann Daniel Wilhelm Ziegler (1809-1878). He lived diagonally opposite in the house at Altstädter Markt No. 4 and is the author of the “Ziegler Chronicle” named after him - a diary kept from 1825 to 1877 with around 4,000 handwritten pages, a real treasure trove for every historian and layperson interested
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 26, 2024

2. Wilhelm Ziegler Marker - wide view, looking west towards Marktplatz
in the history of Hanau in the 19th century...

(Submitted on June 23, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 23, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.