Long Christoff
As long Christoff one is the tomb of the late 17th century, respectively. It is located in Hanover's Neustädter Friedhof and shows a life-size image of Christoff Münster (1632–1676), who is considered the longest Hanoverian of all time, using a scratch technique .
history
Around 1876, gardeners planted new plants on the tomb;
Reprinted in August Jugler's book From Hannovers Vorzeit ...
Reprinted in August Jugler's book From Hannovers Vorzeit ...
Christoff Münster is said to have been discovered by Duke Christian Ludwig von Braunschweig-Lüneburg in Varlosen .
The tall man, the inscription on the tombstone indicates a length of “4 cubits , 6 inches ” (corresponds to 2.48 m today), and after his “discovery” in Hanover, he served as a doorkeeper .
Tall Christoff stands face to face across from the tomb of the Laced Virgin .
literature
- Helmut Zimmermann : Hanoverian portraits. Life pictures from seven centuries , illustrated by Rainer Ossi Osswald, Harenberg, Hannover 1983, pp. 38–40.
- Dirk Böttcher : Long Christoff. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 386.
Web links
Commons : Langer Christoff (Hannover) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Dirk Böttcher: Langer Christoff. In: Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 386
- ↑ see this photo with the back of the tomb of the Virgin
Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 41.1 ″ N , 9 ° 43 ′ 30.1 ″ E