House Kurfürst in Fulda
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Andrea Gallasini, the architect
responsible for the abbey in Fulda, created
the baroque mansion which for the last 150 years has borne the
name of Hotel "Zum Kurfürst". Constructed in 1736-7, the building was a
residence for the representatives of the temporal authorities. In 1802, Fulda was secularised. The city, which became Nassau-Oranian, came under French military control, became part of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt, was subject to Austrian, then briefly Prussian administration, finally, in 1816, became part of the Electorate of Hesse. |
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December 1814, Michael Müller purchased a part of the building.
Following the Oranian rule, he became a wine merchant, removing his premises to the building on
1st April 1815. At the same time, he opened an inn there. In 1824, he was granted permission by the Electorate
[Kurfürst] of Hesse-Kassel to name his in "Zum Kurfürsten". Its ideal position, a day's journey from Frankfurt in one direction and Eisenach in the other, meant that the "Kurfürst" became a famous and popular hotel far beyond Germany's borders. Excerpts from the guest book
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