Nagold
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One of Nagold’s oldest inns, “Zum Hirsch” (To the Stag), was located here. The first known innkeeper was Jakob Günther in 1608. In the Great Fire of 1850 the inn and the neighboring quarter were completely destroyed. The inn was totally rebuilt and in 1905 Theodor Neudeck took it over from his father-in-law Gustav Klein.
The new innkeeper wanted to make something very special out of the relatively new building. He commissioned the architect Erasmus Rückgauer from Stuttgart to “lift” the building an entire story, as he had done with the Inn “Grüner Baum” (Green Tree) in Altensteig.
The plan was to heighten the main floor 1,5 meters in order to have a larger and higher hall. Rückgauers “elevation” using winches and props was patented and had been successful 80 times.
During the elevation, which took place on April 5th 1906, business went on as usual in the inn. After five hours of working, the building collapsed with a tremendous roar. Despite immediate help, 52 people died in the catastrophe and many more were injured.
A memorial for the victims
Two days after the misfortune, the city council resolved to build a common gravesite memorial for the victims, which was to exist until at least the year 2000.
The memorial was designed by Felix Schuster and carried out by Josef Lang. It was dedicated on October 13th 1907. The memorial has been restored and remains a part of Nagold’s commemorative culture even after 2000. It is located on the Nagold cemetery between Remigius Church and the funeral hall.
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