{"id":369,"date":"2018-09-07T18:33:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T18:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/?p=369"},"modified":"2018-10-14T10:14:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-14T10:14:58","slug":"brimming-with-history-the-schwarzer-bock-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unveilingwiesbaden.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/07\/brimming-with-history-the-schwarzer-bock-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Schwarzer Bock Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dieter Ege\u2019s gunmetal rimmed spectacles complemented his well-groomed gray mane. \u00a0A tailored suit rested on shoulders with impeccable posture while a crisp white collar framed a poised jawline. For 30 years Mr. Ege has managed a historical property in Wiesbaden, the Schwarzer Bock<\/strong> Hotel<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stepping on to the elevator, Mr. Ege pressed a button and then clasped his manicured cuticles behind his back. \u00a0A prideful grin softened his jawline, <\/span>\u201cYou know, in 1911 we had the very first elevator in Wiesbaden.\u201d <\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u00a0It was a big deal, but as I would learn, not as significant as the Ingelheimer Zimmer, where 16th century oak and cherry carved walls imported from monasteries throughout Europe encircled noteworthy past guests including Goethe and Dostoevsky; and definitely not as important as the one element that allowed this property to prosper for over 500 years. Water. <\/span><\/p>\n

Wiesbaden\u2019s most famous hot spring, the Kochbrunnen<\/a>,<\/strong> courses below marble floors supplying guests wellness since 1486, when the hotel was a bathhouse. \u00a0Conventional wisdom during the mid-18th century implied that \u201ctaking the waters\u201d was imperative to good health and hygiene, especially for the \u201cLadies of Frankfurt\u201d who added to their marriage contracts an important line, \u201cthey may take the waters in Wiesbaden once each year – without their husbands.\u201d \u00a0<\/i>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Two hundred years ago, while writing about his wellness visit at the Schwarzer Bock Goethe wrote<\/span>, \u201cThe primary duty of every bather is not to sit and think, but rather to bend to a higher purpose his wit, and make a merry life of it.\u201d<\/span><\/i> I\u2019m not sure my IQ improved after multiple visits to the Ingelheimer Zimmer, but cradling a glass filled with the Schwarzer Bock\u2019s craft beer, \u201c1486\u201d definitely made my life merrier! <\/span><\/p>\n

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Schwarzer Bock<\/strong> Hotel<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Kranzplatz, 12\u00a0D-65183\u00a0Wiesbaden\u00a0Germany<\/div>\n

+49 611 1550<\/a><\/bdo><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Email Hotel<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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