[6] Historic Building – The Golden Eagle
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Description
Located along old highways, accommodation and hospitality industry in Wurzen had a tradition dating back to the end of the Middle Ages.
Markt 11 housed the inn "Goldener Adler", at that time supposedly the first house in the square. From the 17th century until the year 1827, the inn "Goldener Adler" was located in this house. Fortunately, the "Adler" above the entrance is still preserved. During the times of stagecoaches, Wurzen, due to its convenient location at the intersection of the "Via Regia" and the "Old Salt Road", had a lot of such "stopovers". Famous people were guests at the "Goldener Adler". The most famous was surely the Generalissimus and Imperial Field Marshall Albrecht von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland and Mecklenburg. Plagued by gout, he lived in the house from October 30 to November 8, 1631. In 1819, the master bookbinder and bookseller Otto Delling bought the house. The business was then called "G. Delling sen." On February 1st, the bookseller Curt Junghans bought it from the heirs. During the renovation in 1927, the architect Prof. Dr. Mannewitz determined that the house dates back to the Baroque period and the applied porphyry-like oil paint finish would have disfigured the building. Thus, an local bylaw was prepared and passed by the city council to protect valuable buildings. Curt Junghans gave up the building in 1952 due to old age. It was taken over by the state-owned book trade. In 1984, it was elaborately renovated by VEB Gebäudewirtschaft. In the process, the house´s coat of arms was colorfully designed and the eagle was gilded. Behind the windows to the right of the entrance was the practice of Dr. med. dent. Martin Patzschke from 1935 to 1982. He was the last independent dentist in Wurzen in the late GDR years.
POIs
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[1] Catholic Sacred Heart Church
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[2] Historic Building – City Hall
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[3] City Park of Wurzen
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[4] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque – European Old Trade Route Crossroads
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[5] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque at the Former Eilenburg Gate
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[6] Historic Building – The Golden Eagle
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[7] Market Square
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[8] Ringelnatz Fountain on the Market Square
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[9] Old Town Hall at the Market Square
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[10] Old City Jail in the Town Hall Courtyard
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[11] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque on the Old City Wall
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[12] Reclining Bench
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[13] Museum of Cultural History featuring the Ringelnatz Collection
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[14] Bishop’s Palace Wurzen
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[15] St. Mary’s Cathedral
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[16] Old Custody Building – Birthplace of Lichtwer
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[17] Historic Building at 5 Cathedral Square
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[18] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque at the School Steps
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[19] Mill Towers of the "Wurzener Krietschwerke"
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[20] Post Gate of the Electorate of Saxony
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[21] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque of the Gaudlitz Family / Posthof above Postgasse
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[22] Birthplace of Ringelnatz
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[23] Historic Building – Birthplace of Schöttgen
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[24] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque – Art Nouveau Ensemble Rahn Houses
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[25] Wettin Column
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[26] St. Wenceslai Town Church including the Tower Keeper’s Residence
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[27] Post Mile Column
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[28] Park Grounds – Old Cemetery
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[29] Historic Coat of Arms Plaque – Soldatenwinkel
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[30] Plague House on the Old Cemetery
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[31] War Memorial on the Old Cemetery
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[32] Bismarck Tower on Wachtelberg, Dehnitz
