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Key historical dates for the city of Emmendingen

4th century Land conquered by the Alemanni tribes1094 First official reference of city1161 Cistercian monastery founded in Tennenbach1415 Transition of power from Margrave Otto II of Hachberg to Margrave Bernhard I of Baden1418 King Sigismund grants the town market rights1424 Destruction of the market area during the Mühlburger War1525 Emmendinger citizens involved in the Peasant War1556 Introduction of the Reformation by Margrave Karl II1590 City rights granted by Margrave Jacob III1648 Nearly complete destruction during the 30 Years’ War1729 Reconstruction of the City Hall on the foundation of the old court site1757 First city expansion – in the area of the Karl Friedrich Street1774-1787 Economic growth initiated by Johann Georg Schlosser, city governor and Goethe’s brother-in-law1775/1779 Poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe visits his sister Cornelia Schlosser twice; Emmendingen was Cornelia’s place of resi dence and death.1848/49 Many citizens participate in the revolution in Baden to gain democracy19th century Transition and development of industrialism1883 Unification of lower Emmendingen community1938 Destruction of the Jewish synagogue; elimination of the Je wish community by the National Socialists1971-75 In the course of administrative reforms, the neighboring towns of Kollmarsreute, Maleck, Mundingen, Wasser and Windenreute join the city of Emmendingen2007 Current population 25, 844Sister cities: Six-Fours-Les-Plages, France (1978) Newark-on-Trent, England (1983) Sandomierz, Poland (1990)

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Publisher: City Administration Emmendingen - Tourist-InformationPhotos: L. Geiges, H.J. Jenne, H.L. Lindenmaier, City ArchivesDesign of title: René Clermont, RC-Werbeagentur, EmmendingenTranslation: Julie Keister LickertPrinting: map.solutions GmbH, Karlsruhe, Telephone 0721/8198006, info@map-solutions.de, www.mapsolutions.deInformation: Tourist Information, Telephone 07641/19433, touristinfo@emmen-dingen.de, www.emmendingen.deOur thanks to the following companies and individuals for their support: the Traut-wein Co., the Citizens’ and Tourist Association and the FusS group.

City Walking Tour

1 Information Sign - on the north side of the tourism building

The aerial photos show the downtown of Emmendingen with both church towers and the Wehrle factory buildings which border di-rectly on the downtown area. The tall apartment buildings standing nearby belong to the city district of Bürkle-Bleiche, which has deve-loped since the 1920’s and has grown, since WWII, to be the largest district in Emmendingen. Here it is also clear to see how the area between the Elz River and the mountains of the Black Forest has influenced city development.

2 Old Cemetery

Located outside the city walls, the old cemetery served as a bu-rial place for Emmendinger ci-tizens from the end of the 16th century until the dedication of the Berg or “hillside” Cemetery in 1884 (Nr. 19). If you follow the pathway straight ahead, you will reach the Dignitaries’ Cor-ner where the most notable fa-milies from Emmendingen are buried. Here are the gravesites of: Goethe’s sister Cornelia Schlosser (Nr. 33), the flight pioneer and agricultural master Carl Friedrich Meerwein (Nr. 26), the last Em-mendiger governor Johann Ludwig Baron von Liebenstein as well as the gravesite of Christian Bernhard Gockel, protestant reverend in Emmendingen. He was married to the sister of Friederike Brion from Sesenheim, Alsace, whom Johann Wolfgang Goethe had been in love with during his student years.

The Franco-German War (1870/71) Memorial for the fallen soldiers from Emmendingen is located here after being moved in 1939 from its original location on the market square (Nr. 13).

3 Vollrathsche Upper Mill

The very first reference to a mill on this spot was made in the 14th century. Later, in the year 1696, sources refer to it as the fief mill of the Margrave of Baden. Since the end of the 19th century the mill was owned by the Vollrath family. The mill was destroyed during an

air raid on April 18, 1945; the building ruins were completely torn down in 1952. The preserved millstone is located on the right side of the park entrance.

4 Water-wheel at site of the Upper Mill

A new water-wheel was built to produce electricity in 1999 by a private initiative at the site of the old Vollrath’s Mill, which was de-stroyed in WWII. The water power plant generates approximately 200,000 kW of electricity per year which is enough to meet the ave-rage needs of 60 households.

5 Old Mill Gate

This is the location of the old Mill Gate and the old city limits of Emmendingen. The old Mill Gate was only a small passageway in the city wall compared to the other three larger city gates (Nr. 14, 23, 43). Around the year 1800, the gate was torn down and work began on the Waldkircher district, named after the street originally leading to Waldkirch; today it is called the Markgrafen Street.

6 Birthplace of Fritz Boehle

The painter, graphic artist and sculptor, Fritz Boehle, was born in this house in 1873 (the date on the memorial sign is in-accurate). He died in Frankfurt in 1916. Boehle, who has been all but forgotten to-day, was one of the most popular artists of his time and very well known for his gra-phic prints.

7 Leonhardt House and Property

Named after its last owner, the painter Gertrud Leonhardt, this property is the last completely pre-served example of an “Ackerbürger” house in Emmen-dingen which was typical for the early old city. The expression “Ackerbürger” (Acker = field, Bürger = citi-zen) describes a living situation which was typical for many Emmen-dinger residents at the beginning of the 20th century: in addition to a trade or small business, most residents relied on agriculture and light farming to survive. The Leonhardt property consists of the main house on the market square, a large barn towards the back part of the property, a workshop along the Markgrafen Street and several other buildings along the Klostergasse. The oldest parts of the property are dated from the 18th century. A private association is committed to the historical renovation and preservation of the entire estate.

8 Fabricant Vogel House

In 1783 city governor Johann Georg Schlos-ser purchased this property at Market Place 15 (Nr. 33), as well as the property behind it, Market Place 10, and gave both to the fabricant Samuel Vogel from Mulhouse, Alsace. Schlosser had brought Vogel to Em-mendingen to establish a cotton and hemp factory. An orphanage with a factory school was incorporated in this enterprise. In addition to the usual schoo-ling, orphans were to have the chance to gain practical job training through this factory school and earn their keep while working in production. Unfortunately, the idea proved to be unrealistic and the orphanage could not fully support itself in this manner. The orpha-nage was closed in 1789.

9 Krone Post Inn

This inn was first mentioned in 1591 as “Herberg zu Cronen”. After 1725, it served as a Thurn and Taxis’ postal station. The current hotel building is from 1898. A relief stone of a postal rider is located on the house front facing the Bahnhof Street and originates from one of the former buildings.

Krone-Post Inn hosted famous guests: On May 6, 1770 Archduchess Marie-Antoinette of Habsburg stayed here while on her bridal trip from Vienna to Paris, where she was to marry the heir to the French throne and later king, Ludwig XVI. The marriage ceremony took place with Ludwig’s proxy in Straßburg as soon as the Archduchess crossed into French territory. August Goethe, son of Johann Wolf-gang von Goethe, passed through Emmendingen on April 29, 1830 while travelling to Italy. August Goethe was never able to move out from under his father’s powerful shadow. Even during the Italien trip he was accompanied by Johann Peter Eckermann, his father’s pri-vate secretary. Both dined in the Krone-Post and visited Cornelia Schlosser’s grave at the Old Cemetery (Nr. 2).

10 House Weinold -Bahnhof Street 2-4

This house is named after Johann Weinold, a town official of Rouf-fach in Alsace, who owned the property at this location, which was destroyed in the 30 Years’ War in 1620.

The current building was erected by Margrave of Baden in 1761 for the city governors’ offices and senior administrators. Since 1809, it has housed the regional administration; since 1939, the district office of Emmendingen. Behind the Weinold House is now the new dis-trict office building, constructed in 1960/61.

11 Scenic view of the Eichberg Tower - in front of the Volks Bank

From this spot, in front of the Volksbank, you can look over the market place, down the Theodor Ludwig Street and up the Eichberg mountainside (369m) and see the Eichberg Tower, the highest observation tower in the Black Forest (total height of 50m, viewing platform 43m). The tower was constructed between 1999-2005 primarily with financial donations, sponsors and membership dues from the Tower Club Association. From the viewing platform you can enjoy an wonder-ful view across the foothill zone of northern Breisgau and the Rhi-ne River valley with the prominent Kaiserstuhl. You can reach the Eichberg Tower from the market square by foot in approximately 35 minutes.

12 Old Town Hall

The first reference to a municipal office on this site is from the year 1517. The current barock style buil-ding is from 1729/30. On the northwest face of the building there is a gold-plated bust of Margrave Karl Wilhelm. During his period of reign, the ne-wer town hall was built. Of additional interest is the ornate balcony railing with the coat of arms of the Margrave of Baden and Hachberg over the entrance and the heraldic stone which graces the portal with the house order of loyality and the Emmendingen city coat of arms. The old town hall and its admi-nistration were located here until 1992 when it was moved to the its new location in the Landvogtei “Governor’s Area” (Nr. 31), now the new city hall. The German Diary Archive has its permanent home now in the Old Town Hall. Founded as a private association in 1997, the German Diary Archive collects a wide variety of personal written testimonials: diaries, memoirs, letters. The German Diary Archive is the only one of its kind in Germany. During opening hours selected pieces from the collection can be viewed in the exhibition area.

13 Market Place

After Emmendingen received market rights in 1418, the market place square was established around the middle of the 15th century. Its modern appearance is influenced by the barock style of the Old Town Hall (Nr. 12) and the surrounding beautiful resident homes. The Market Place has been the center of communal life since the late Middle Ages. Even today, the weekly market is held here on Tuesdays and Fridays. In earlier days annual fairs and animal markets took place here regularly. In 1997 the Market Place was reconstructed to include a pedestrian area. In 2006, the Stock Fountain (18th cent.) was rebuilt and returned to its original site on the Market Square where it had been until 1897. After the Franco-German War of 1870/71, the war memorial took the fountain’s place on the Market Square. Today the war memorial can be found in the Old Cemetery (Nr. 2).

14 Hachberg Gate and Baden Court Inn

The Hachberg Gate was located at the upper end of the Theodor Ludwig Street and torn down in 1830. The house at Theodor Lud-wig Street 28 was the earlier Baden Court Inn (today Sport Krauss). Built in 1876, the Baden Court Inn was the head office of the family Wehrle, founder of the Wehrle factory plant. In 1877, the mecha-nic Wilhelm Wehrle, was granted the rights to open a tavern in his house. The tavern existed into the 1930s.

15 Jewish Congregation House

Purchased by Jewish vendor Moyses Gydeon in 1727 this house was used as a school and prayer room; as of 1763, as a synagogue. After the new synagogue was built in 1823 on the Castle Square (Nr. 17), the house was used as

a meeting house for the Jewish congregation and as living quarters for the cantor. The National Socialists confiscated the property in 1938. In 1999, the city of Emmendingen rectified this injustice and returned it to the new Jewish congregation. The house was renamed the “Simon Veit House” in 2006, in honor of Simon Veit (1851-1941) who was a highly respected Jewish citizen of Emmendingen. Mr. Veit belonged to the synagogue council and was also its president for many decades (1880-1930). Along with 70 other Emmendinger citizens of Jewish faith, Simon Veit was deported to the internment camp in Gurs, southern France, on October 22, 1941. He perished there at the age of 90 years.

16 Protestant Church

The Protestant Church was erected here on the site of a former church that was burned down during the Mühlburg War in 1424. The late-Gothic choir was built in 1492 by the Freiburger cathedral master builder Hans Niesenberger and his son. The nave was constructed in 1815 and expanded by two polygone tracts in the years 1903-05. The neo-Gothic tower was constructed in 1858/59. A late-Gothic cruxifix hangs under the choir arch inside the church. On the right side of the choir stands a statue of the Margrave Karl II, which originated from the Hochburg Castle. Among the memorial grave plaques in the choir are also memori-al markers for members of the ruling house of Baden. The walled church courtyard served until the end of the 16th century as a cemetery for the citizens of Emmendingen. In addition, the church was connected to the neighboring Margrave Castle (Nr. 17) by a covered walkway which was torn down early in the 19th century.

17 Castle Square

The Castle Square is characterized by the Margrave Castle where to-day the City Historical Museum and the Hirsmüller Photography Museum are housed. A cabaret stage for cultural events is located in the cellar of the castle as well.

The history of the castle goes back to an estate, a property, of the the brothers Hugo and Berthold von Immendingen who sold it to the knight Dietrich von Keppenbach in 1230. Keppenbach’s widow, Bertha von Alzenach, signed the property over to the Monastery Ten-nenbach as a gift in 1250. After changing ownership several times, the estate was acquired by the Margrave Jacob III of Baden-Hachberg in 1588 and rebuilt into a residential castle. On January 1, 1590 Ja-cob III granted Emmendingen city rights. Jacob III converted to Ca-tholicism on July 15, 1590. He became victim to arsenic poisoning and died on August 17, 1590 in the Margrave Castle. After Jacob’s death, the castle became the seat for the margrave’s governors and castellans. The city of Emmendingen purchased the castle in 1833 and established a hospital here. After the hospital was moved to its new quarters in 1908, the Margrave Castle was completely renova-ted in 1919/20 and the historical artifacts and collections of the city were stored here. Various administrative offices of the city were also housed here until 1992 when they were moved to the newly built City Hall (Nr. 31).

Earlier Synagogue and Mikwe

In 1823 a new synagogue was built on the site of the old Ka-pitel House after the previous synagogue in the Jewish congre-gation house in the Kirch Street (Nr.15) became too small. Re-novation and expansion took place in 1869 and again in 1922/23. On November 1938 the syna-gogue was destroyed and descecrated; shortly afterwards torn down. Memorial plaques located on the adjoining buildings of the castle are reminders of the destruction of the Jewish synagogue; its layout is outlined with darkly colored cobblestones on the Castle Square.

Behind the site of the old synagogue is the Jewish Museum located in the earlier Mikwe. The Mikwe, a Jewish ritual bath, was built in 1837 and used into the 20th century. The Jewish Museum was opened in 1997. It documents the history of the Jewish community from its beginnings in the 18th century until its destruction by the National Socialist regime.

18 Lenz House

The Lenz House belonged to the Margrave Castle (Nr. 17) and was used as a summer house. It is named after the poet Jacob Michael Reinhold Lenz who stayed in Emmendingen periodically between 1776 and 1778, but never actually lived in this house. Lenz stayed in the Schlosser House (Nr. 33) and the house of Shoemaker Süß in the Lamm Street (Nr. 38).

19 City Gardens and Berg Cemetery

At the end of the 16th century this garden area was located outside of the city walls and served as a equestrian training area during the brief reign of Margrave Jacob III (Nr. 17). This park area behind the Ca-tholic Church St. Bonifatius

(Nr.20) was reconstructed in 1908 and has maintained its same form yet today. At the end of the Margrave Jacob Allee, behind the Ca-tholic Church, is the memorial for the fallen soliders of WWI. This memorial, with “Mourning Germania”, was created by the sculptor Emil Stadelhofer in 1921.

The city gardens extend into the area of the Berg (hillside) Cemetery. It was opened in 1884 and replaced the Old Cemetery which was closer to the old city (Nr. 2). The Berg Cemetery is layed out over several terraces from the city gardens to the city forest, offering a splendid view overlooking Emmendingen and the Breisgau region. The new Jewish Cemetery borders to the east.

20 Catholic Church St. Bonifatius

Instead of the small church planned by master builder Heinrich Hübsch, from Karlsruhe, in 1862, St. Bonifatius was erected in neo-Gothic style in two construction phases under archbis-hop master builder director Max Meckel: 1894-95 the choir and transept, 1911-13 the nave and tower. The interior is in neo-Gothic style as well. The church contains a significant painting from the Middle Ages; in the chapel next to the main portal is a winged altar attributed to the Master Friedrich Herlin from Nördlingen (1435-1500) depicting the Christmas story.

21 City Walls

At the time Emmendingen was gran-ted city rights in 1590, there were plans to build it as royal seat into a fortress with surrounding bastions. The early death of Margrave Jacob III of Baden-Hachberg (Nr.17) put a stop to these plans. Instead, a simple wall was erected around Emmendingen between 1597 and 1624. The Bretten and Mühl Streams, which flowed nearly comple-tely around the old city, provided additional protection. In 1689, the city walls were disassembled on the orders of the French troops. At this site, remaining elements of the tower can be seen next to the city wall. In addition, there are remnants of a wooden foundation in the bed of the stream which most likely were used to regulate the level of the streambed. Further pieces of the city wall are preserved next to the Stuck House in the Governor’s Area (Nr.34).

22 Höhere Bürger School, Hebel Street 1

The Höhere Bürger School moved into this building in 1864. It had originated in the La-tin School located in the Diakonat House on the Lamm Street (Nr. 40). In 1901, the Höhere Bürger School moved again, but into the new

building of the Karl Friedrich School (Nr. 27). After WWI, the buil-ding in the Hebel Street was used by the trade unions. The National Socialists confiscated the building in 1933, made it the local NSDAP headquarters and renamed it the Horst Wessel House. In 1945, the building’s ownership was returned to the federation of trade unions. Today it is owned by the city of Emmendingen.

23 Lower Emmendingen Gate

Today, the Lower Gate is the only existing gate of the original four city gates. The other gates were the Hachberg Gate (Nr. 14), the Frei-burg Gate (Nr. 43) and the Mill Gate (Nr. 5). At the Lower Emmen-dinger Gate or the Lower Gate, toll was collected up until the middle of the 19th century. Toll collection was one of the rights of the city. The gate construction goes back to the early 17th century and was redesigned in barock style in 1705. Ori-ginally, it was only a single-lane, or single passageway. The second arch was added in 1929. During the reconstruction of the gate, the adjacent buildings were also rebuilt (today: Commerz Bank, Movie Theatre and Restaurant Zum Fuchsen.).

24 Lower Mill

The Lower Mill was owned by the Mar-grave of Baden who incorporated it in 1681/82 into the production facility of the margraval mint which was located on the neighboring property, the Grempp Estate. Today the Schlosser House (Nr. 33) stands at this site. In the years 1621-23, during the 30 Years’ War, and again in 1681/82 imperial coins and Hachberger coins were minted in Em-mendingen. The ruling margrave sold the Lower Mill in 1692. In 1799, the building was completed rebuilt. The plaque over the door is engraved with the initials of the owner from this period, Chris-tian Stuck, who ran the mill as well as the brewery next door in the Schlosser House (Nr. 34). Work in the mill was discontinued in 1967.

25 Karl Friedrich Street

This street is named after the Margrave Karl Friedrich of Baden who granted rights for this district in 1757. The resi-dents of this district also received substan-tial privileges from him. In return, they agreed to build their homes according to a specified model. Both houses with the joint driveway, on the opposite streetside, illustrate the key characteristics of the model house: two stories, a roofline with eaves, a gated entrance, a wall to enclose the property, windows, window ledges and arches in an unified style. A glimpse through the driveway entrance shows how deep each property is, reaching from the street to the Mühl Stream. This was intentionally planned to allow for barns, stalls, workshops and gardens. The Karl Friedrich Street leads to the once independent Lower Emmendinger town which joined the city of Emmendingen in 1883.

26 Engel Inn

The Engel Inn was one of the first buildings erected in the new Karl Frie-drich Street (Nr. 25) in 1757 and was built by the mayor at that time, Johann Wilhelm Zimmermann. His son-in-law, Andreas Trautwein, re-ceived the rights to establish and run the inn. During the Revolution of 1848/49 it was the meeting point for Emmendinger citizens. According to the widespread city legend, the state building master Carl Friedrich Meerwein (Nr. 28) attempted to fly with his homemade flying machine from the hillside behind the Engel Inn in 1784. He landed in a manure pile. In the same year, he published the article, “Mankind! Shouldn’t he be born with the ability to fly?” in which he discussed his views on flying. Whether he really attempted to fly or not, is not truly known.

27 New Market Place

In 1757 the New Market Square became the center of the newly established district in the Karl Friedrich Street. In conjunction with the building of the New Governor’s House (Nr. 28) an expansive area was to be developed as a new market place. These plans were ne-ver implemented. Instead, a school was built there early in the 19th century; From 1899-1901 the Karl Friedrich School was established here. The Höhere Bürger School moved here from the Hebel Street (Nr. 22) in 1901. It served as Emmendingen’s Gymnasium (secon-dary school) until 1974. Today, the Karl Friedrich School Building is home to Emmendingen’s Special Needs School and the Music School of Northern Breisgau.

28 New Castle -Courthouse

Erected in 1789/90, the New Governor’s Office was constructed in classic style accor-ding to the plans of the State Buil-ding Master of Baden, Carl Frie-drich Meerwein. It was to serve as the widow’s residence for Luise Karoline Geyer von Geyersberg (1768-1820), imperial countess and the second wife of Margrave Karl Friedrich of Baden (period of reign: 1746-1811, as of 1806 Grand Duke). Note the imperial coat of arms set in the house gable. The cut oak tree symbolizes the Zähringer dynasty while the blooming branch symbolizes the Margrave of Baden.

29 Gardens of the New Gouvernor’s Office

In the garden of the New Gouvernor’s Office are the Carriage House and Depot which were erected at the same time as the new castle in 1789/90. A new court prison was built here in 1908 when the court was moved here, replacing the old prison at the train station (Nr. 42). Today the new prison is an extension of the Freiburg Correctional Facility.

30 Goethe Park with Goethe Column

In 1779 city governor Joahnn Georg Schlosser purchased the proper-ty between the Schlosser House (Nr. 33), the city wall, the Bretten

Stream and the Mühl Stream to build a park and a summer house. Brewery owner Wilhelm Stuck (Nr. 34) redesign the park in 1835. The column, which originated from the monastery in Tennenbach, com-memorates the prominent visit of Johann Wolfgang Goethe and Jacob Michael Reinhold Lenz in Emmendingen in 1775.

31 New City Hall

The New City Hall was built from 1989-1992 according to the ar-chitectual plans of Harter and Kanzler from Haslach in Kinzigtal. It was the central building renovation project in the within the Gover-nor’s Area (Nr. 35).

32 Hydroelectric Power Station

A new hydroelectric power station was built by a private investor in 1997 on the site of the old Lower Mill turbine (Nr. 24). The new turbine generates approximately 300,000 kilo watt hours of electri-city yearly which meets the average electrical needs of about 100 households.

33 Schlosser House

Originally, the Schlosser House was an estate belonging to the noble-man Joachim Grempp von Freudenstein. It was acquired in 1588 by Margrave Jacob III (Nr. 17) as a residence for the city governors and officials. Goethe’s brother-in-law, Joahnn Georg Schlosser, lived here from 1774-1787. Schlosser’s first wife, Cornelia, born Goethe, died shortly after the birth of their second daughter. She was buried in the Old Cementery (Nr. 2). During his term as governor, Schlosser attempted to implement modern reforms consistent with the period of Enlightment. One of these efforts was to establish a textile manu-facturing plant with a school (Nr. 8) to provide schooling, training and a means of living for young orphans of an adjacent orphanage. In addition, Schlosser was in regular contact with many personalities of the Storm and Stress period who were often guests in his inn. The 1911 plaque next to the inn entrance serves a reminder of famous guests. (The year 1783 is incorrect.) The most famous guest during

this period in Emmendingen was Johann Wolfgang Goethe, who stayed here in 1775 and 1779. The Schlosser House has been home to the city li-brary since 1986.

34 Stuck House

Integrated under the New City Hall (Nr. 31) the old preserved cur-ved basement ceiling of the Stuck Brewery is well preserved. Due to the high level of ground water, the “basement” was built above ground. The miller Christian Stuck purchased the neighboring Schlosser House (Nr. 33) in 1790 and built Emmendingen’s first brewery there. One after the other, additional brewery buildings were erected. The brewery went out of business in the 1920’s. In the course of the city renovations during the 1980’s and 90’s, the old brewery buildings were torn down. The bordering street “An der Stadtmauer” or “Along the city wall” follows the old city fortifica-tions from which remnants can still be seen. See also Nr. 21.

35 Governor’s Area

This renovated area of the old city was characterized by the Stuck brewery buil-dings (Nr. 34) up until the mid-1980’s. In the course of renovation work during the 1980’s and early 1990’s, the brewery buildings were torn down, creating the current area. Several older buildings could be retained and renovated: the sy-nagogue (Nr. 36), the Lions House (Nr. 13) named after the lionhead adorning the door frames and the 1584 date in the doorway, as well as both half-timbered houses in the Westend Street.

36 New Synagogue

Built in 1904, the structure was a storage building for a colonial goods trader located in the Lamm Street. It was rebuilt during the re-novation of the old city (Nr. 35). Originally intended for restaurant use, the building was rented by the newly founded Jewish congrega-tion in 1999 and a synagogue was established. The Israeli Religious Organisation Baden bought the building in 2003. It is used by the Jewish congregation.

37 Old Protestant Parsonage

On the site of a previous parsonage, this house was built in 1928 in the style of the famous building director from Karlsruhe, Freidrich Weinbrenner (1766-1826).

38 Shoemaker Süß House

Originally, the Shoemaker Süß House stood at this site (Nr. 38) until 1958. Today the Blum Bookstore occu-pies this location. In the Shoemaker Süß House, the poet Jacob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751-1792) was cared for during the spring of 1778. Lenz is one of the tragic figures of the Storm and Stress period. His literary work was ingenious, yet he often led a vagrant life. The death of Goethe’s sister Cornelia in 1777, whom Lenz idolized, toppled him into a serious depression. His stay with Pfarrer Oberlin in Steintal, in the Vosges, (eternalized in the literary world through Georg Bücher’s short novel “Lenz”), helped Lenz only minimally to overcome his condition. It wasn’t until his care and stay in Emmendingen and the following stay with the Forester Lydin in Weisweil that Lenz’ condition could be stabilized.

39 Lamm Street and the Lamm Inn

The Lamm Street was originally a part of the long distance travel route between Frankfurt and Basel and the main street of Emmendingen as well. The Lamm Inn, the corner buil-ding, has existed since 1736. It was purchased from Karl Wilhelm Hart-mann, grandfather of painter and graphic designer Fritz Boehle (Nr. 6) in 1852. Fritz Boehle often spent his holidays in Emmendingen. His grandparents and the Lamm Inn were often motives for his ar-tistic works.

40 Deaconry House

In 1667 a Latin school was esta-blished in Emmendingen for the children of the margrave`s officials and the affluent citizens of the city. This school was newly founded in 1695 and located on the corner of

the Lamm and Westend Streets. The house was also the home of the deacon, who was the only teacher at the school until 1788. In 1864, the Latin School, changed in form to the Höhere Bürger School and moved to Hebel Street 1 (Nr. 22). In the Westend Street, the exten-sion of the Lamm Street, there are two half- timbered houses, which belong to the oldest, preserved houses of the city: Westend St. 12, the doorway bears the dates 1585 and 1620 and Westend St. 17 from the middle of the 17th century. The rear house is older; date over the door entrance is 1750.

41 Train Station

The train station was finished in time for the introduction of the rail line Offenburg-Freiburg in 1845. The Emmendinger train station is one of the oldest preserved stations in Germany and along the Rhine River Valley. There are numerous old stations along the Rhine! Ac-cording to the first plans, the railway was to go from Riegel directly to Freiburg. Through the intervention of both factory owner Carl Helbing, who was also a political representative in the Second Cham-ber in Baden and the earlier Emmendingen senior official August Freidrich Stösser, member of the Rail Committee, Emmendingen acquired its train station and a direct connection on the Offenburg-Freiburg line. Originally, the Emmendingen train station building was constructed symmetrically. After its destruction in WWII, the left side of the station was rebuilt in a simplified form.

42 Post Office

The first post office in Emmendingen was the Krone-Post Inn (Nr. 9). In 1885, the “King’s Post and Telegraph Office” was established in the building where the Tourist Infor-mation Office is located today. Today’s post office (Nr. 42) was built in 1925 on the site of the old pri-son which was torn down

in 1910. The old prison was built in 1826 out from the stones of the old torn down Freiburger Gate (Nr. 43).

43 Old Freiburg Gate

The old Freiburg Gate marked the city limits of the old city until its removal in 1826. The Freiburg district, built after 1830, existed outside of the gate, (today the Karl Bautz Street on the other side of the train tracks). In 1900, the local tax and revenue office was built on the site of the old margrave tithe barn where the tithes of the resi-dents had been stored. In the beginning of the 1960’s, road and rail construction work was done and the Bretten Stream was built over.