Posthof Illingen
Posthof Illingen is the name of a former post office in Illingen (Württemberg) . The three-storey building, erected in 1583, has a masonry ground floor and two timber-framed floors protruding by the width of a beam. Duke Eberhard III. After a renovation, the building was handed over to Maulbronn Abbey in 1669 . From 1812 the building was used as a post office and post office for the Thurn-und-Taxis-Lehnspost . It was renovated and partially plastered. Post office operations ended on June 30, 1851.
The ensemble, consisting of the post office and the "Kelter", a solid building with two arched gates and a gable roof, is now a listed building.
literature
- Hermann Diruf, Christoph Timm: Art and cultural monuments in Pforzheim and in the Enzkreis , Theiss, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8062-1680-0 , p. 155
Web links
- Even Napoleon is said to have been here ... Tour of the town with a description of the Posthof, contribution by SWR4 (PDF; 237 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Werner Münzberg: Station catalog of the Thurn and Taxis Post . Verlag Michael Lassleben, Kallmünz 1967, p. 133.
Coordinates: 48 ° 57 ′ 16.7 ″ N , 8 ° 54 ′ 56.1 ″ E