My grandfather, George Frederick Baumann, immigrated from Germany to the US as a young man. His hometown was Kulmbach, a very old, small town in central Germany – with a large brewery and a castle on the hill (the “Plassenburg”). My uncle, George’s namesake, and my dad’s first cousin, Monika and her husband Werner, still live in Kulmbach. I’ve been to Kulmbach four times; it’s a familiar place to me now. On this most recent trip, I wanted to see the town with fresh eyes through my lens.
The Streets of Kulmbach
My Grandfather’s Church
The Plassenburg
The View From the Plassenburg
The Town Hall (in German, “Rathaus”)
Kulmbach is worth a visit if you are ever nearby. Tour the brewery, and have a Dunkel Weisen at the Kulmbach Kommonbrau.
- HBA
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What memories these pictures bring! I believe our first trip to Kulmbach was in 1986. Then, several of the Dippolds decided they wanted to visit the town and Eggenreuth also, so Ann Schultetus arranged a tour of Bavaria and Europe for us. I think maybe 15 to 20 people went. We had a “Kaffee” on the Wehrfritz upper patio, and it was a delightful time.
I still correspond with Rosie and her family. The white house is fairly new – only being built when we were there the last time. Actually, Oscar and I were there three times, and I went back a fourth. The “Dippold” tour I believe was sometime near ’88 or ’90. Thank you for the street scenes, also.
I did want to tell you that the old Dippold house was not as it was when our family lived there. Rosie told me it had been remodled quite a few years before.
Thanks again, Leila
Hi Leila, so nice to hear from you! I am glad you found my post about the Dippolds.
I hope we can meet in person someday! Maybe in Germany? 
Holly