Hartighaus - Dillenburg, Hessen, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Eibacher Kuckuck
N 50° 44.349 E 008° 17.062
32U E 449503 N 5621062
[DE] In diesem Gebäude befand sich die erste deutsche Forstschule. [EN] In this building the first German forestry school was housed.
Waymark Code: WMGZQ0
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 04/29/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Ianatlarge
Views: 6

[DE] Dieser zweigeschossige Fachwerkbau ist nach Oberforstrat Georg Ludwig Hartig benannt. Auf der 1906 angebrachten Plakette steht: "Georg Ludw. Hartig, der Begründer einer geordneten Fortswirtschaft, Oranischer Oberforstrat und späterer Kgl. Preussischer Oberlandforstmeister, leitete von 1797-1806 in dieser Stadt und zuletzt in diesem Hause die erste deutsche Forstschule."

[EN] This two-storey timber-frame building is named after Oberforstrat Georg Ludwig Hartig. The plaque which was attached in 1906 reads: "Georg Ludw. Hartig, the founder of an organised forestry, Oranischer Oberforstrat and later Royal Prussian Chief Inspector of Forests, directed from 1797-1806 in this town and eventually in this house the first German forestry school."
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