Guest house of the Hotel Fürstenberg
The "Beethovenhaus" guest house in Mittelstraße in Bad Neuenahr is now part of the Hotel Fürstenberg, which is located right next door. The name "Beethovenhaus" is due to the fact that the young Ludwig van Beethoven spent several summers here with the von Stockhausen-Breuning family between 1786 and 1792 to give piano lessons to the children of the house.
The history of Beethoven's
visits to the Beul district of Bad Neuenahr begin with the
completion of today's Beethoven House in the Mittelstrasse in
Mittelstrasse in 1786. The house right next to today's municipal library was
was built in two phases at the end of the 18th century. The part on the right is the older wing.
It was built in 1734, as indicated by the keystone of the former archway.
archway. In 1910, the arch and gate were renewed and replaced by a
replaced by a wrought-iron gate. Unfortunately, the builders of this wing are not known.
Stockhausen built the second part of today's Beethovenhaus in 1786 and gave the building its name.
Beethoven is said to have lived in a certain room during his stays in Beul-Neuenahr
and also played on a piano belonging to the family for
played on a family piano for entertainment. This family tradition is the reason
for the naming of the house in Mittelstrasse.
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