Innenstadt in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria — Central Europe (Eastern Alps)
Goethe Stayed Here
Hier weilte Goethe
In der Goethe Stube verkehren die Tiroler Künstler und Schriftsteller. In der Goethe Stube ist manch alt Bild, Geschrift und Gewassen sowie ein Künstlerbuch zu sehen. Auch eine Quittung von Andrä Hofer ist hier zu erschauen Des Etschlands edle Weinlein fliessen hier und Goethe schaut auf die Zechenden mit mildem Blick als spräche er:
Der edle Mensch in seinem dunklen Drang ist sich des rechten Weges wohl bewust!
German-English translation:
Goethe stayed here. This fact becomes well known to every visitor to Innsbruck who spends any time at the Goethe Room. Emperor Josef II stayed here. Andreas Hofer also stayed here: To say more is unnecessary.
Through Goethe's Room flowed Tyrolean artists and writers, leaving many a picture, writing, and other traces. Also a receipt from Andrae Hofer is here to be seen. Here flowed the sweet, noble wine from the Adige, and Goethe, giving the revelers a mild look, is said to have spoken:
A good man in his darker urges is well aware of the right path.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 47° 16.108′ N, 11° 23.548′ E. Marker is in Innenstadt, Tirol (Tyrol), in Innsbruck. Marker is on Herzog-Friedrich-Straße, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Herzog-Friedrich-Straße 8, Innenstadt, Tirol 6020, Austria. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "Golden Eagle" (here, next to this marker); The Speech (here, next to this marker); Old Government Building (a few steps from this marker); Andreas Hofer (a few steps from this marker); To Mantua in Chains (The Song of Andreas Hofer) (a few steps from this marker); "Ottoburg" Castle (within shouting distance of this marker); Hölblinghaus (within shouting distance of this marker); Jakob Hutter (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Innenstadt.
More about this marker. This marker is located in the portico of the Goldener Adler Gasthof.
The ending quote on the marker is from Goethe's Faust (one of the most famous plays in German literature), in which the Lord and Mephistopheles discuss whether Faust is susceptible to corruption.
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