Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Vaduz, Liechtenstein
N 47° 08.443 E 009° 31.325
32T E 539587 N 5220934
This marker about Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's stay in Vaduz is located on the Rathaus der Gemeinde Vaduz (English: Vaduz Town Hall) in downtown Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
Waymark Code: WMMHDG
Location: Liechtenstein
Date Posted: 09/22/2014
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The plaque (in German) reads:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
hielt sich
aus Italien kommend
vom 1. auf den 2. Juni 1788
in Vaduz auf
gestiftet von
Freundeskreis Goethe - Nationalmuseum Weimar
Kulturkreis Liechtenstein - Weimar
[English translation]
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Stayed in Vaduz from 1 to 2 June 1788 on his way back from Italy
Sponsored by
Circle Goethe - National Museum Weimar
Culture Liechtenstein - Weimar
The following information about Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is from Wikipedia (
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"Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels. In addition, numerous literary and scientific fragments, more than 10,000 letters, and nearly 3,000 drawings by him are extant."