Carl Spitteler - Bennwil, BL, Switzerland
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N 47° 24.183 E 007° 46.809
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A monument in the center of Bennwil for the most famous citizen of town, the Literature Nobel Prize laureate Carl Spitteler.
Waymark Code: WMQ3M9
Location: Basel Landschaft, Switzerland
Date Posted: 12/13/2015
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EN: This monument is located on a square in the village center of Bennwil. There is a large stone with a bronze relief of the portrait of Carl Spitteler. Below there is simply written: "Carl Spitteler 1845-1924".
Carl Spitteler was a citizen of Bennwil, in the early 20th century he was a well-known writer. In 1919 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature as the first and only Swiss to date.
DE: Dieses Denkmal befindet sich an einem Platz im Dorfzentrum von Bennwil. Es ist ein grosser Stein mit einem Bronzerelief von Spittelers Porträt. Darunter steht einfach "Carl Spitteler 1845-1924".
Carl Spitteler war Bürger von Bennwil, im frühen 20. Jahrhundert war er ein bekannter Schriftsteller. 1919 erhielt er als bisher einziger Schweizer den Literaturnobelpreis.
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