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Franz Schubert - Gedenktafel

Kutschkergasse 44, Währing (1180), Vienna

The record

Type
Commemorative plaque (Gedenktafel)
Material
Stein (Sandstein)
Plaque made
1885/1893
Epoch
Späthistorismus/Jugendstil/Neoklassizismus
Address
Kutschkergasse 44
District
Währing (1180)
City
Vienna (Wien)
Country
Austria
Coordinates
48.22659, 16.34480
Object number
96526

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(71) Austriae." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1608 · (71) Austriae. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1682 · Austria Archiducatus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1752 · Autriche septentrionale. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1813 · Sect. 161. Theil von Oestreich = Partie d'Autriche (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1837 · I, II, III, IV Sections. Umgebung von Wien. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The City of Vienna's record

Franz Schubert / componirte im Garten dieses Hauses / (damals "zum Biersack" bennant) / im Juli 1826 an einem Sonntage Abends im Kreise einiger Freunde / in Mitte des lärmenden Wirthshausgetriebes das Lied / Ständchen / ("Horch! Horch! die Lerch im Ätherblau.") /
In pietätvoller Erinnerung an den unsterblichen Meister / der Geselligkeits-Verein "Die Wilden von Wah-Ring" 1885.

Die Gedenktafel wurde am 27. Juni 1885 errichtet, 1893 nach Abbruch auf den an dieser Stelle errichteten Neubau übertragen. 1912 Restaurierung der Tafel durch den Wiener Männergesangverein.

English translation

The text above is the record as published by the City of Vienna (Stadt Wien), in German. The English below is a machine translation made by TreeAlive, not by the City of Vienna (Stadt Wien); it has not been checked by a person. Where the two differ, the original is the record. Report a translation error: privacy@treealive.com

Franz Schubert / composed in the garden of this house / (then called "zum Biersack") / in July 1826 on a Sunday evening in the company of some friends / in the midst of the noisy bustle of the tavern the song / Ständchen / ("Horch! Horch! die Lerch im Ätherblau.") /
In reverent memory of the immortal master / the social club "Die Wilden von Wah-Ring" 1885.

The commemorative plaque was erected on 27 June 1885; after demolition it was transferred in 1893 to the new building erected on this site. In 1912 the plaque was restored by the Wiener Männergesangverein.

Other plaques nearby

Other plaques in the City's record within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Datenquelle: Stadt Wien – data.wien.gv.at (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0). Inscriptions and notes are reproduced unchanged. Stadt Wien · CC BY 4.0
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