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Volkach in Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe
 

Peter Geist

 
 
Peter Geist Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 21, 2016
1. Peter Geist Marker
Inscription.
Geburtshaus
des fränkischen Malers

Peter Geist

1816 - 1867

[English translation:]

Place of Birth
of the Franconian painter

Peter Geist

1816 - 1867

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.
 
Location. 49° 51.835′ N, 10° 13.634′ E. Marker is in Volkach, Bayern (Bavaria), in Kitzingen. Marker is at the intersection of Oberer Markt and Dimbacher Strasse, on the right when traveling south on Oberer Markt. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Oberer Markt 7, Volkach BY 97332, Germany. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Peter Ochs, Metzler / Peter Ochs, the Butcher (a few steps from this marker); Und Davor ein Kapellchen und Almosenstock / And for that a Chapel and Begging Stick (a few steps from this marker); Bei einem Backofen / At the Baker's Oven (a few steps from this marker); Von Rechtswegen über das Menschenblut zu richten / A Legal Process Driven by Human Blood (a few steps from this marker); Volkach (within shouting distance of this marker); Pfarrkirche St. Bartholomäus / St. Bartholomew's Parish Church
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(about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Schelfenhaus / Schelf House (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Obervolkach und der Fischerei / Obervolkach and the Fish Ponds (approx. 2.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Volkach.
 
Also see . . .  Peter Geist (Wikipedia.de). Peter Geist (*9. February 1816 in Volkach ; † 30th June 1867 in Würzburg ) was a Lower Franconian genre and church painter. In particular, his representations of everyday life, in which many contemporary costumes are shown, now hang in the Main Franconian Museum. (Follow link for original German.) (Submitted on December 19, 2016.) 
 
Additional keywords. Gedenktafel
 
Peter Geist Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 21, 2016
2. Peter Geist Marker - Wide View
The marker is visible here on the left corner of the inn, Weingasthof Rose.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 492 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2016, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.

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