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Altstadt in Zürich, Switzerland — Central Europe (the Alps)
 

Zum Neuhaus

 
 
Zum Neuhaus Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 26, 2013
1. Zum Neuhaus Marker
Inscription. Ab 1811 Wohnhaus von Anna Barbara Schulthess, der Freundin Goethes und Lavaters. Der mittelalterliche Bau wurde im 16. und 17. Jh. umgestaltet, die Innenausstattung stammt aus dem 18.Jh. Unter Denkmalschutz seit 1956

German–English translation by Google Translate

For the Neuhaus From 1811 the residential house of Anna Barbara Schulthess, the girlfriend of Goethe and Lavater. The medieval building was transformed in the 16th and 17 Century, the interior decoration dates from the 18th century Under monument protection since 1956
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Zurich Blue Square series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.
 
Location. 47° 22.11′ N, 8° 32.739′ E. Marker is in Zürich. It is in Altstadt. It is at the intersection of Oberdorfstrasse and Kruggasse, on the right when traveling south on Oberdorfstrasse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Oberdorfstrasse 5, Zürich 8001, Switzerland. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen

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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: Haus zur Sul (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Zur Sul (about 180 meters away); Konrad von Mure, Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (about 180 meters away); Grossmünsterkapelle (about 210 meters away); Zwinglis Amtswohnung / Zwingli’s Official Residence (about 210 meters away); Zum Kleinen Paradies (about 210 meters away); Konstanzer-Haus (about 210 meters away); Anna Bullinger-Adlischwyler (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Zürich.
 
Also see . . .  Barbara Schulthess - Wikipedia. Barbara Schulthess, born Wolf was a friend of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Johann Caspar Lavater . Schulthess was called by contemporaries Bobe. She was considered the center of the beautiful spiritual Zurich in the late 18th Century. (Submitted on August 2, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.) 
 
Additional keywords. Barbara Schulthess-Wolf,
Zum Neuhaus Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 26, 2013
2. Zum Neuhaus Marker
Above the entrance the plaque reads:
Barbara Schulthess-Wolf
1745 – 1818
Die Freundin Goethes und Lavaters
Verbrachre in diesem Hause ihre Jugend
Und die letzren Jahre ihres Lebens

German–English translation by Google Translate

Barbara Schulthess Wolf
1745 - 1818
The friend of Goethe and Lavater
Verbrachre in this house their youth
And the letzren years of her life
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 529 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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