To the giant (Miltenberg)
The Gasthaus Zum Riesen in Miltenberg ( Lower Franconia ) is one of the oldest in Germany and is also known as the Prince's Hostel.
history
The first written record dates from 1158. However, they did not refer to the current renaissance - half-timbered building . The first surviving document comes from a court book from 1411. In it Conrad Trestram is named as the landlord, who probably also built the previous Gothic building, the remains of which are still preserved in the current building.
In 1589, the Schwäbisch Hall owner, Jost Virnhaber, received 100 oak logs from the city council to convert and expand the building. The half-timbered structure, which is still almost exactly preserved today, was built by the carpenter Jakob Stoer in 1590.
The brewing star on the tavern sign indicates that the giant has had brewing rights since the 19th century.
Presumably because of envy about the economic success of the inn, the innkeeper Lorenz Beck was accused of witchcraft in 1627 and sentenced to death at the stake. The same fate befell Beck's predecessor, Benedikt Stumpf, and his wife in 1629.
Beck's daughter married Leonhard Allemann in 1643, and the giant stayed in his family until 1732. Until 1898, when the hotelier Paul Hülbig took over the inn, the owners changed frequently. Hülbig managed the inn until 1920 when his son Oskar took over. When Oskar Hülbig died in 1948, his wife Lina was an innkeeper until their son Wolfgang finished their hotelier training.
1970 took over the giant Werner Jöst, who completely renovated it and leased it to a Frankfurt brewery. At that time the framework of the attic gable was exposed. Due to a lack of customers, the inn closed in autumn 1999.
In April 2001, Jöst leased the Riesen restaurant to the Sodenthaler company .
The building is a listed building .
Known guests
The inn prides itself on princes such as Emperor Barbarossa (1158), Emperor Friedrich III. To have hosted King Ludwig the Bavarian (1314, shortly after his election as king), Emperor Karl IV (in February 1368) and Empress Maria Theresa . The legend that Martin Luther in Miltenberg (in the Giant) convinced Count Erbach of Protestantism comes from the book "Martin Luther and Count Erbach" by Hermann Nietschmann under the pseudonym Armin Stein . Contrary to later claims, the "giant" is not mentioned there. During the Thirty Years' War Tilly , Gustav II Adolf , Pappenheim , Piccolomini and Wallenstein stayed in the giant . In the 20th century, Richard Strauss , Theodor Heuss , Hans Albers , Heinz Rühmann and Elvis Presley stayed overnight .
Current status
The giant is currently being cultivated by the Faust brewery. A beer called Riesen-Spezial is available in the inn, which is only served in the inn and brewed for this purpose only. The Hotel Zum Riesen is affiliated .
In October 2005, the exterior facade was repainted by the owners Cilly and Werner Jöst, the work on this was completed in 2008.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Armin Stein: Martin Luther and Count Erbach. Fourth edition, Acker-Verlag, Berlin o. Year (approx. 1895)
Web links
- Hotel to the giant
- Website of the inn
- Gastronomy report ( Memento from February 6, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ): Report about the Gasthaus Zum Riesen
Coordinates: 49 ° 42 ′ 0.8 ″ N , 9 ° 15 ′ 22.2 ″ E