Tradition Meets Passion

House “Zum Wasservogel” – Gasthaus Löwen

Herrenstraße 47 – formerly Pfaffengasse No. 583 (formerly 383)

 

The present-day Gasthaus Löwen was first mentioned in 1460 as the house “Zum Wasservogel”.

Through the centuries, it was a typical craftsmen’s house. Between 1789 and 1810, Michael Eckstein briefly operated a “Kranzwirtschaft” here (a predecessor of today’s seasonal wine taverns known as “Straußenwirtschaften”). Afterwards, it was the home of hatters and shoemakers, before the Münster sexton (Meßmer) Michael Hauser moved in in 1829. Between 1845 and 1879, it belonged to the cooper family Meier and temporarily housed the bookstore of Gustav Bühler, followed by the grocery store of Karl Wangler.

 

In 1880, the era of the innkeeping began with Dominik Müller, who was also a coppersmith.

 

In 1904, it initially operated under the name Gasthaus “Zum Kamel”, before being renamed “Löwenbräustüble” in 1928 and finally “Gasthaus Zum Löwen” in 1931. Since 1941, the inn has also offered some hotel rooms to its guests.

 

For many years, Löwen was the only inn in the city center offering warm meals after midnight – the pork knuckles are still well known today – and especially many artists and actors have used and continue to use this offer after their performances and concerts.

TEXT: Supported as part of the city anniversary by the City of Freiburg. • Image credit: City Archive Freiburg, Rolf Bauer
• Concept, text and design: Christian and Iso Himmelsbach, artforum3 ©2020

The “Löwen Guestbook”

A small excerpt from our guestbook since 1970

LSBTIQ* Friendly – Queerfriendly Hotel & Restaurant

Dear guests and visitors of this website, We would like to express clearly that we are an LSBTIQ* friendly establishment. That means for us: • All guests are treated with the same appreciation – regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic background or religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, or identity. • We are socially engaged and support groups participating in the CSD (Pride events). • We foster a work environment based on respect and tolerance for all our employees. • We offer target-group-specific services for the LGBTQ community. Please inquire at reception or check the flyer display. We would also like to thank Betty BBQ (https://betty-bbq.com/) for the past and future cooperation.

LGBT (also GLBT, LGBTI, LSBTTIQ and other variations) is an abbreviation originating from the English-speaking world for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender. Source: Article “LGBT”. In: Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Revision as of May 24, 2018, 07:55 UTC. URL: https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=LGBT&oldid=177702798 (Accessed: June 6, 2018, 05:24 UTC)