Gasthof zum Engel (Kempten)

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The former Gasthof Zum Engel on Bäckerstrasse / Burgstrasse in Kempten (Allgäu)

The former Gasthof Zum Engel is a listed building on Bäckerstraße in Kempten (Allgäu) . The house number is 1 , another address is Burgstrasse 2 . The building owes its current appearance with an unobstructed view of the firewall in the south to the breakthrough in the old town. In the 1930s to the 1950s, several buildings were demolished to widen the Burgstrasse, which led past to the south.

The inn was first mentioned in 1472. The former economy had brewery, distillery and wine tavern justice . In the rear building there was a brewery that was shut down in 1899. The restaurant business is closed.

The relatively high but narrow gable building has five storeys with four window axes. Its shape dates from the 17th century, the core is medieval .

literature

  • Christian Ilg: Company stories of the traditional restaurants and breweries in the city of Kempten. In: From Kempten's past days. No. II , Kempten 2002, p. 13f.

Coordinates: 47 ° 43 ′ 28.7 ″  N , 10 ° 19 ′ 17.9 ″  E