Zum Riesen
{{about|the hotel|the house|Haus zum Riesen, Heidelberg}}
{{Infobox building
| name = The Giant
| native_name = Zum Riesen
| native_name_lang = de
| image = Zum Riesen (Miltenberg).jpg
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Zum Riesen hotel, 2023
| coordinates = {{coord|49.7002|N|9.2562|E|source:wikidata|display=inline,title}}
| former_names =
| alternate_names =
| architectural_style = Renaissance
| address = Hauptstraße 97
Miltenberg 63897
| location_country = Germany
| namesake = Trestam zum Riesen
| start_date = 1411
| renovation_date = 1589, 1948, 1970
| ren_cost = DM 250,000 (1948)
| landlord =
| hotel_chain = Faust Miltenberg
| number_of_rooms = 18
| material = Half-timbered
| floor_count =
| architect = Jacob Stoer
| seating_capacity = 190
| website = {{URL|https://www.hotel-riesen-miltenberg.de/}}
}}
Zum Riesen (The Giant) is a hotel in Miltenberg, Germany and is one of the oldest hotels in the country, dating back to at least 1411.
History
Records show that a building existed on the site for some time previous, though the earliest known mention of the hotel is the registration of Trestam zum Riesen as landlord in 1411, making it one of the oldest continuously operating hotels in the world.{{Cite web |title=Von Tilly bis Presley: Deutschlands ältestes Gasthaus unter dem Hammer |trans-title=From Tilly to Presley: Germany's oldest guesthouse under the hammer |work=Die Zeit |date=13 March 1970 |access-date=2014-12-18 |url=http://www.zeit.de/1970/11/von-tilly-bis-presley/komplettansicht |language=de}}{{Cite web |title=German Inn |work=Spartanburg Herald-Journal |date=1970-05-14 |access-date=2014-12-18 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19700514&id=I4wsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X8wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7433,2650013 |page=18}}{{cite book |last1=Porter |first1=Darwin |last2=Prince |first2=Danforth |title=Frommer's Germany |url=https://archive.org/details/frommersgermany20000port |url-access=registration |access-date=18 December 2014 |edition=2011 |date=4 November 2010 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |work=Frommer's |isbn=978-0-470-93362-6 |page=[https://archive.org/details/frommersgermany20000port/page/266 266]}} The hotel was rebuilt in the half-timbered, Renaissance style in 1590 by architect Jacob Stoer, using 100 logs donated by the city council.{{cite book |last1=Dettelbacher |first1=Werner |last2=Fröhling |first2=Stefan |last3=Reuss |first3=Andreas |title=Franken |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ax8GgU7FVi0C&pg=PA77 |access-date=18 December 2014 |year=1999 |publisher=DuMont Reiseverlag |language=de |isbn=978-3-7701-4186-9 |page=77}} The building has been renovated a number of times since; first in 1948 for DM 250,000; and again in 1970 after being purchased for DM 194,000. In 2001 it was purchased by local chain Faust Brauhaus.{{Cite web |title=Miltenberg: Darum ist es am Main so schön |trans-title=Miltenberg: That' why it's so beautiful at the Main |first=Claudia |last=Diemar |work=echoonline.de |date=2010-09-11 |access-date=2014-12-18 |url=http://www.echo-online.de/freizeit/ausflugundreisetipps/ausflugstipps/Miltenberg-Darum-ist-es-am-Main-so-schoen;art1510,1181016 |language=de}}
A number of famous guests have stayed at Zum Riesen; including two Holy Roman Emperors, Frederick Barbarossa and Charles IV; the leaders from both sides of the Thirty Years' War, Johann Tserclaes and Gustavus Adolphus;{{cite book |last=Baedeker |first=Karl |author-link=Karl Baedeker |title=Baedeker's Germany |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FqtZAAAAYAAJ&q=zum+riesen |access-date=18 December 2014 |year=1980 |publisher=Prentice Hall |isbn=978-0-1305-5830-5 |page=189 |oclc=7387536}} and Elvis Presley.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.hotel-riesen-miltenberg.de/}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Lower Franconia
Category:Companies established in the 15th century