Adolf Schruth

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Adolf Schruth (born February 11, 1872 in Dresden , † October 10, 1946 ) was a German watchmaker, editor and local researcher who was one of the most important chroniclers of the Elbe valley between Dresden and Meißen in the first half of the 20th century.

Life

He was the son of the Dresden businessman Theodor Schruth and his wife Anna Johanne. After attending school, he began an apprenticeship as a watchmaker. But he soon recognized his inclination and skills as an editor. He worked for the local newspaper Die Elbaue , later he was appointed editor of the Kötzschenbrodaer Generalanzeiger .

Adolf Schruth recognized the importance of the municipal and state archives early on. Self-taught, he learned to read German script and evaluated countless archival documents from the Elbe valley between Dresden and Meißen and published numerous articles and some monographs on them. His most important works include the local chronicles of Kötzschenbroda, Naundorf, Niederlößnitz, Serkowitz and Zitzschewig, which were created in time-consuming work. In 1941, at the advanced age of 69, he was appointed city chronicler of Radebeul .

Works (selection)

  • A thing day in Zitzschewig . In: Colorful pictures from the Sachsenlande . tape 3 . Dresden 1926, p. 50-53 .
  • Adolf Schruth; Manfred Richter (arrangement): Chronicle Niederlößnitz . Radebeul 2010, p. 19 ( Online [PDF; 427 kB ] First edition: 1930).
  • From the Spitzhaus to the Jakobstein. Historical forays through the Loessnitz. (= Historical hiking trips , 14), Dresden 1931.
  • Adolf Schruth; Manfred Richter (edit.): Chronicle: The administrative village Naundorf . Radebeul ( heimatgeschichte-radebeul.lima-city.de ( memento from December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) [PDF; 605 kB ] 1931; 1986/2010).
  • Adolf Schruth; Manfred Richter (arrangement): Chronicle Kötzschenbroda Part I, Part II . Radebeul (1934, 1936; 1986/2010. Online:
Part I (pdf; 423 kB) ( Memento from December 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ),
Part II (pdf; 467 kB) ( Memento from December 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive )).
  • Adolf Schruth; Manfred Richter (edit.): Chronicle: The Prokuraturamts- und Syndikatsdorf Zitzschewig . Radebeul ( online version [PDF; 671 kB ] 1934; 1986/2010).
  • Adolf Schruth; Manfred Richter (arrangement): Chronicle Serkowitz . Radebeul 2010 ( digitized version ( memento from January 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) [PDF; 656 kB ]).
  • Fürstenhain . In: Local history sheets of the city of Radebeul , issue 1, undated

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The founder of Radebeul's urban history research: Adolf Schruth
personal data
SURNAME Schruth, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German watchmaker, editor and local researcher
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH October 10, 1946