Das Bürgerspital - Würzburg, Bayern, Germany
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N 49° 47.768 E 009° 56.096
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The Bürgerspital, over the centuries a hospital, a church, a winery and a tourist attraction.
Waymark Code: WMHMCF
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 07/23/2013
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Founded in the early 1300's by a wealthy family as civic hospital funded by donations and the proceeds from a winery, it continues to this day. Destroyed on March 16, 1945 by British fire bomb attack, it was rebuilt after the war. This blue plaque located in an alcove near one of the entrances gives a brief history of the Bürgerspital.
The plaque reads:
Das
Bürgerspital wurde
an dieser Stelle um 1316 von
der Würzburger Patrizier
familie von Steren
begründet
The Civil Hospital was
founded at this location
in 1316 by Würzburg's patrician
Steren family.
Group that erected the marker: Unknown
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Theaterstraße 19
Würzburg, Bayern Germany
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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