Auerbachs Keller

Auerbach's cellar is the best known and second oldest restaurant in Leipzig. His worldwide fame owes Auerbach's Keller, who was already in the 16th century the most popular wine bars of the city, especially Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

History

Auerbach's Cellar is located in the Grimmaischen 2-4 in Leipzig's city center, just a few steps from the market, under the Mädlerpassage. The basement is divided into two areas: the four historic taverns ( barrel cellar, Luther Room, Goethe rooms and Alt -Leipzig ) and the addition built Large basement, which was built in 1912 together with the Trade House Mädlerpassage.

The wine bar was already mentioned in 1438. Got its name the restaurant after the former builder and owner, the Leipzig City Council and professor of medicine Dr. Heinrich Stromer, who after his birthplace Auerbach in der Oberpfalz only " Dr. Auerbach " was called and 1508 also served as rector of the university. As physician to the Elector of Saxony had him for this set of loyal service, the wine bar.

Goethe was staying during his studies in Leipzig 1765-1768 often in Auerbach's cellar. Here he saw the two formed around 1625 pictures on wood, on which the magician and astrologer fist pokuliert with students and - on the other - on a wine barrel out the door rides. He knew the Faust legend already from childhood through the puppet from Dr. Faust, which was performed at fairs. With the scene Auerbach's Cellar in Leipzig in Faust I, he has his student tavern and the city set an enduring literary monument: "Leipzig I praise me! It is a small Paris and educates its people. "

1912-1913 Auerbach's cellar was rebuilt in large parts in the course of the termination of the overlying medieval buildings and the establishment of the Fair Building Mädlerpassage and expanded. The opening took place on 22 February 1913. In this case, the two groups of figures, the double statue of Mephistopheles and Faust and the group of enchanted student of the sculptor Mathieu Molitor were created at the entrance to Auerbach's cellar, which was founded in 1899 by Traugott Noack ( 1865-1941 ) Leipzig bronze art foundry Noack were cast.

Related to Auerbach's Cellar postcard from 1904

Auerbach's cellar in 1900

The enchanted by Mephisto students