Hegisplatz - Chur, GR, Switzerland
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N 46° 50.944 E 009° 31.916
32T E 540553 N 5188529
A bit of a hidden square in the old part of Chur.
Waymark Code: WM14NEM
Location: Graubünden, Switzerland
Date Posted: 08/01/2021
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Text on the Sign:
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Der Hegisplatz ist umsäumt von mehreren histo-
rischen Gebäuden: Das Hegishaus (Tafel), soll
im 16./17. Jahrhundert von einer Zürcher Familie
Hegi bewohnt gewesen sein; ihr Name übertrug
sich auf den Platz. Das Zunfthaus der Schuh-
macher mit Turm von 1510 und spätgotischer
Eingangstüre; nach diesem Turm hiess der Platz
ursprünglich «Platz zum nüwen Turm». Das Rote
Haus, 1637 von Commissari Rudolph von Salis
erworben, umgebaut und durch eingefriedeten
Barockgarten erweitert. Das Haus zum Meerhafen
mit kastenförmigem Holzaufbau stammt aus
der Zeit unmittelbar nach dem Stadtbrand von
1464. Die Bedeutung des Namens ist ungewiss.
"
Google translation:
"
The Hegisplatz is lined with several historical
Roman buildings: The Hegishaus (panel), should
has been inhabited by a by a Zurich family
Hegi in the 16./17.century as their name is scattered
all over on the square. The guild house of the shoe
macher with tower from 1510 and late Gothic
entrance door; the square was named after this tower
originally "Platz zum nüwen Turm". the Red one
House, 1637 by Commissari Rudolph von Salis
acquired, rebuilt, and fenced through
Baroque garden expanded. The house to the seaport
with box-shaped wooden structure comes from
the time immediately after the city fire of
1464. The meaning of the name is uncertain.
"
Group that erected the marker: City of Chur
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Hegisplatz
Chur , Graubünden Switserland
7000
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