Fritz Zimmer - Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Eibacher Kuckuck
N 50° 21.653 E 007° 35.691
32U E 400054 N 5579700
[DE] Gedenktafel für den Koblenzer Heimat- und Mundartdichter Fritz Zimmer. / [EN] Memorial Plaque on the birth house of the local dialect poet Fritz Zimmer in Koblenz
Waymark Code: WMH9EF
Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Date Posted: 06/11/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Big B Bob
Views: 36

The memorial plate tells that this is the house where the local dialect poet Fritz Zimmer was born and the dates he was born and died.

Geburtshaus des Koblenzer Heimat- und Mundartdichters Fritz Zimmer
8.3.1866 - 27.10.1939
Name of Famous Person: Fritz Zimmer

Physical Address: An der Liebfrauenkirche 2, Koblenz

What is this person famous for?:
He wrote poetry in the Koblenz local dialect


Website verifying legitimacy of site: [Web Link]

Personal Experience:
The house isn't really all that beautiful. But Fritz Zimmer and his poetry certainly was part of the "old" Koblenz so I found it interesting to see the house where he was born.


Other information about area:
On a map Fritz Zimmer's birth house is listed among the places worth seeing on a self-guided tour through Koblenz: http://www.moselhotel-haehn.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Stadtplan-koblenz.hotel_buga_koblenz.pdf Going through the old town of Koblenz, one will see a number of monuments to the "old Koblenz" and its people. Some of the descriptions are written in the local Koblenz dialect.


Additional Website verifying Site legitimacy: Not listed

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