Maybach way
The Maybach-Weg conveys the life and work of the designer Karl Maybach (1879–1960) at twelve stations and, in addition to the Zeppelin-Path, is an addition to the Friedrichshafen History Trail . It leads to the most important places where Karl Maybach worked and lived between 1912 and his death in Friedrichshafen .
Stations
Station 1 - Karl-Maybach-Gymnasium, corner of Kepler- and Riedleparkstraße
The " Progymnasium for Girls", which existed as a girls' high school before the Second World War, was spun off from the Graf-Zeppelin-Gymnasium (GZG) in 1956 . In 1972, by resolution of the Friedrichshafen municipal council, it was converted into a full high school and was named Karl-Maybach-Gymnasium (KMG).
Station 2 - company premises of the former Maybach engine building
On Wilhelm Maybach's initiative and with the support of Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin , Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH founded a subsidiary for the construction of airship engines in Bissingen an der Enz ; Karl Maybach was appointed technical director. In 1912 the company headquarters was relocated to Friedrichshafen and in 1918 the company was renamed Maybach-Motorenbau ; it developed further to today's MTU Friedrichshafen .
Station 3 - busts of Karl and Wilhelm Maybach
Two busts on today's Maybachplatz commemorate Karl Maybach and his father Wilhelm Maybach (1846–1929).
Station 4 - Maybachstrasse
Maybachstraße runs from Hochstraße along the company premises of MTU to Riedleparkstraße at the south entrance of Karl-Maybach-Gymnasium. Since 1947 her name has been remembering father Wilhelm and son Karl Maybach.
Station 5 - Zeppelin Museum / former Gredhaus and post office
The Gredhaus, first mentioned in 1387, served as a warehouse until 1811 for the handling of goods between land and water transport. For almost a hundred years until it was demolished in 1905, the building served, among other things, as an office building, was owned by an innkeeper, the customs administration and the post and telegraph authorities.
Station 6 - Former Villa Bühler-Scupin
Karl Gustav Friedrich von Bühler (* 1817 in Stuttgart, † 1892 in Friedrichshafen) was domain director and member of the German Reichstag . In 1885 he received permission to build a villa on the shores of Lake Constance . His granddaughter Dora Bühler-Scupin made the building and the surrounding park a cultural and social hub, where Maybach was a regular guest. On May 28, 1944, the villa was completely destroyed by explosive bombs .
Station 7 - Former spa house and spa garden hotel
In the spa garden, created in 1864, a spa house was built in 1872, which became the property of the city in 1877. In 1909/10 it was torn down and replaced by the new Kurgartenhotel. In April 1944, it was badly damaged during an air raid, served the French command post until 1956 and was demolished in 1971. Karl Maybach lived in this hotel for a while. In 1982/85 the Graf Zeppelin House was built on the same site .
Station 8 - Schmidstrasse 4
After their marriage, Karl and Käthe Maybach lived in this house from 1915 to 1920, which was built in 1913/14 by the architect Ernst Niederberger.
Station 9 - Former Villa Sachs, Zeppelinstraße 34
Station 10 - House of the Maybach family, Zeppelinstrasse 58
The first house built here by Karl Maybach in 1916 was destroyed during the heavy air raids on Friedrichshafen on April 28, 1944. After the war, Maybach had the house rebuilt in two phases, but no longer in its original size. He died here while staying with his family on February 6, 1960.
Station 11 - Haus am See / former Gustav-Werner-Stift, Gustav-Werner-Weg 11
Station 12 - Karl Maybach's grave of honor
Karl Maybach was buried in the city's main cemetery in a grave of honor. It lies in a row with the graves of Claude Dornier , Ludwig Dürrs and Hugo Eckener as well as the dead of the airship LZ 129 "Hindenburg", which was destroyed on May 6, 1936 in Lakehurst .