Frankengut in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe
Im Schoße der herrlichsten Natur: Pravonín und Prag
In the lap of the most glorious nature: Pravonín and Prague
| — | Wo Wagner wohnte / Walk of Wagner | — |
Photographed by James Hulse, May 29, 2025
1. Im Schoße der herrlichsten Natur: Pravonín und Prag Marker
1826 wanderte der junge Wagner zum ersten Mal in das geliebte Böhmen. Hier lernte er 1832 die Familie Pachta, insbesondere die beiden Töchter des Grafen Johann von Rayhofen (Jan Pachta von Rájov) kennen. Der Vorsteher des Ständischen Konservatoriums in Prag erwarb im Jahre 1818 das Schloss und das Dorf Pravonín bei Vlasim, etwa 65 Kilometer südöstlich von Prag. „Dort, im Schoße der herrlichsten Natur, verlebte ich 5 Wochen. O ihr herrlichen Tage! Denn nicht nur die Natur, auch die dass ich es sage Liebe veredelte mich“, schrieb Wagner damals. Bedauerlicherweise befindet sich das Schloss, in dem Richard Wagner einige von Liebeskummer umwölkte Tage seiner Jugend verbrachte, heute in einem ruinierten Zustand. Im Juni 1834 traf Wagner die beiden Töchter im gräflichen Hause wieder, als er mit Theodor Apel noch einmal nach Prag reiste. Als Wagner im September 1875 die tschechische Hauptstadt besuchte, zeigte er seiner Familie schließlich am 19. September das gräfliche Haus in der Breiten Straße, wo er einst gewohnt hatte. Heute ist der kaum veränderte Palast ein Hotel: das Hotel Smetana im Pachtuv Palast.
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(Foto #1) Ein Prager Prachtgemäuer: der Palast der Pachtas, heute ein Hotel.
(Foto #2) „Von Wien reiste ich nach Pravonín, einer Herrschaft des Grafen Pachta in Böhmen“, als sie noch intakt war.
(Foto #3) Heute eine Ruine: das Schloss des Grafen Pachta in Pravonín. Foto: Krakow / Mitteldt Wagner-Zentrum
In 1826, the young Wagner traveled for the first time to beloved Bohemia. There, in 1832, he became acquainted with the Pachta family, especially the two daughters of Count Johann von Rayhofen (Jan Pachta von Rájov). The director of the Estates Conservatory in Prague had purchased the castle and village of Pravonín near Vlašim, about 65 kilometers southeast of Prague, in 1818. “There, in the lap of the most glorious nature, I spent five weeks. Oh, those wonderful days! For it was not only nature, but also — I must say — love that ennobled me,” Wagner wrote at the time. Regrettably, the castle where Richard Wagner spent a few love-stricken days of his youth is today in a state of ruin. In June 1834, Wagner met the two daughters again at the count’s house when he traveled once more to Prague with Theodor Apel. When Wagner visited the Czech capital in September 1875, he finally showed his family, on September 19, the count’s house on Breite Straße where he had once stayed. Today, the scarcely changed palace is a hotel: the Hotel Smetana in the Pachtuv Palace.
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(Photo #1) A magnificent building in Prague: the Pachta Palace, today a hotel.
(Photo #2) “From Vienna I traveled to Pravonín, an estate of Count Pachta in Bohemia,” when it was still intact.
(Photo #3) Heute eine Ruine: das Schloss des Grafen Pachta in Pravonín. Photo: Krakow / Mitteldt Wagner-Zentrum
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1834.
Location. 49° 56.538′ N, 11° 34.872′ E. Marker is in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria). It is in Frankengut. It is on Richard-Wagner-Straße just west of Romanstraße, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located along the street next to a building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Richard-Wagner-Straße 34, Bayreuth BY 95444, 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: Eine widerliche Ausdünstung von Schnaps und Spiritus: Riga (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Vom Neumarkt zum Palais: Dresden / From Neumarkt to the Palace: Dresden (about 180 meters away); Zwei Intendanten / Two Directors: Lüttichau (mit Frau) und Bronsart von Schellendorf
Photographed by James Hulse, May 29, 2025
2. Im Schoße der herrlichsten Natur: Pravonín und Prag Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. Mehrere Komponisten: Meyerbeer Bruckner und die Strauß-Kapelle (was about 90 meters away but has been permanently removed); Drei Schweizer/Three Swiss: Sulzer, Müller, Ott-Usteri (was approx. 0.3 kilometers away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . My tour: Bayreuth yesterday and today. Future History
Discover historic Bayreuth from the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, and see how the sights present themselves today. Our informative city tour takes you from the Tourist Information Center past the Margravial Opera House, to Haus Wahnfried, the New Palace, the Baroque Friedrichstrasse, the City Church, and the Market Square with its many facets. Finally,(Submitted on June 15, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)you return to the starting point via the Old Palace.Photographed by James Hulse, May 29, 20253. The view of the marker along the street
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 16, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
