14 Odendorf / Music excursions often took 19 Hennef During their hike in 1781, Beet- Swisttal Beet hoven to “the beautiful hoven and his father met music BTHVN area” around Bonn, including lovers in Hennef, presumably REGION Odendorf. Judge Franz Josef von Proff. From 1766, Franz Joseph Freiherr von Siegburg. Proff (1746–1799) was the highest legal 18 Old church with tithe house authority for almost the entire area of Hennef today’s Rhein­Sieg District on the right Source: Richard Arzdorf . bank of the Rhine Bornheim 19 Source: Hans Freiherr von Proff, Tutzing .12 The medieval city walls of Rhein- Beethoven Tour Alfter. 15 Rheinbach 13 bach were a sight which the Tracing the footsteps of Königswinter During a famine in 1770, the year young Beethoven may often have 20 Heisterbach . Kloster that Beethoven was born, Heis- Ludwig van Beethoven 20 Heisterbach seen. Abbey terbach Abbey, which the com- .21 Petersberg Reconstructed medieval view of the poser knew as a pilgrimage site, Swisttal . Drachenfels 22 town of Rheinbach, drawing by Franz provided the needy with daily .14 Josef Feuser care. Source: Stadtarchiv Rheinbach Rheinbach Meckenheim Wachtberg .15 .16 .17 The abbey church of Heisterbach Monastery as Beethoven might still 16 Meckenheim In 1781 Beethoven’s father, Jo- have seen it, steel plate engraving by hann, took him on a hike during C. Collart, 1844 Source: Virtuelles Brückenhofmuseum which they made stop in Mecken- Königswinter heim. St. Peter’s Pilgrimage Chapel is The locations in the Reconstructed postcard view of 21 Petersberg Meckenheim named after the mountain, which Rhein-Sieg District Source: Stadtarchiv Meckenheim was a regular excursion destina- tion for Beethoven. 12 Roisdorf Spring / Family excursions to Roisdorf 17 Holzem Chapel / The tenor Anton Raaff, a collea- Bornheim Spring introduced Beethoven to Wachtberg gue of Beethoven’s grand father, spa water at an early age. donated Holzem Chapel in 1744. St Peter’s Chapel, which gave Peters­ berg its name, on a lithograph, around 1860 Source: Siebengebirgsmuseum der Stadt Königswinter. The Roisdorf spring, 1850, the nearby Alfter Castle can be seen in the back­ Anton Raaff (1714–1797), one of the th ground, left most famous tenors of the 18 century, 22 Dragon’s Rock Beethoven, who was inspired by Source: Stadtarchiv Bornheim painting by Clemens August Philippart nature from an early age, spent Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn his entire life remembering the panoramic view from Dragon’s Rock. 13 Alfter As a piano teacher for the no- 18 Michaelsberg Beethoven performed on the organ bility at court, Beethoven often Abbey of the Benedictine abbey for the frst time at the age of ten and also View from Drachenfels platform to played in the castles and palaces Bonn and the Rhine landscape, around of the region. enjoyed playing there again later. 1820 Source: Kreisarchiv des Rhein-Sieg- Kreises Michaelsberg with the Benedictine Alfter Castle with the adjacent convent Abbey and the town of Siegburg, seen of St Anne of the Augustinian Sisters from the north, around 1800, coloured copperplate engraving by Johann on a map of 1793 Discover all the locations on your excursions Source: Archiv des Landschaftsverbands Ludwig Bleuler Rheinland Source: Stadtmuseum Siegburg in the Rhein-Sieg District. ENGLISH BTHVN 3 Zehrgarten Inn The inn where Beethoven cele- 8 Beethoven The monument was inaugurated Beethoven Tour brated his farewell on 1 Novem- Monument in 1845 with signifcant support Tracing the footsteps of Ludwig van Beethoven BTHVN ber 1792 before his departure for from Robert Schumann and Franz STORY Vienna. Liszt. Market place with Zehrgarten Inn (second house from the right) and the Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn in 1770 and Old City Hall (centre), view from the spent the frst 22 years of his life in the city. The Beet- second half of the 18th century Gathering for the solemn unveiling Source: Stadtarchiv Bonn hoven Tour invites you to get to know the world-famous of the Beethoven Monument on composer at authentic sites across Bonn. Münsterplatz on 12 August 1845 .1 Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn The Beethoven Tour is divided into two parts. The 4 Remigius The site of St. Remigius parish . church until 1800, where Beetho- BTHVN STORY consists of eleven stations and provides .9 2 Square Markt ven was baptized on 17 December a picture of the young Beethoven’s life in his immediate .3 1770. 9 Old Cemetery Beethoven’s mother, whom the Remigiusplatz 6. surroundings in Bonn. A further eleven stations take i .4 . city’s most famous son deeply you to sights and nature in the BTHVN REGION. The Münsterplatz 5 mourned, is remembered here . Entry for Ludwig van Beethoven, dated young Beethoven spent much time in what is today the 8. 7 Schloss with a grave of honour. Stadtgarten 17 December 1770, in the baptismal re­ Rhein-Sieg District, seeking and fnding relaxation and Martinsplatz gister of the former St Remigius parish Hofgarten church at today’s Remigiusplatz inspiration. In his letter to Joseph von Schaden in Bonn Hbf Source: Stadtarchiv Bonn Bad Godesberg Augsburg of 15 September 1787, Beet­ Come and experience Ludwig van Beethoven at the his- hoven expressed his sorrow about his mother’s death torical sites of his life. You can visit all 22 locations of the As a court musician, Beethoven i Bonn Information .10 5 Electoral Court Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn Beethoven Tour or only select individual sights. Chapel also performed at the Palace Thea- Rathaus tre (Schlosstheater) on countless The locations occasions. To use the digital and barrier-free version of .11 Redoutenpark in Beethoven’s 10 La Redoute The ballroom and concert hall the BTHVN STORY, just call up our website where Joseph Haydn frst met or scan the QR code with your smartphone. birthplace of Bonn “Bonn Ball”, depiction of a masked ball in Bonn Castle in the 18th century the 21-year-old Beethoven on his Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn / return from London in July 1792. UNESCO-Welterbestätte Schlösser www.bthvn-story.de Augustusburg und Falkenlust Beethoven-Haus The rear building of the house at Photographer: Klaus Weidner 1 The Redoute ballroom in Godesberg BTHVN, the logo for the Beethoven anniversary year 2020, means Bonngasse 20, the house where with the Electoral theatre and guest and is pronounced “Beethoven”. The composer has himself used the Ludwig van Beethoven was born houses, 1792, etching by Johann consonants as an abbreviated signature. in December 1770. 6 Rhine The Rhine played a signifcant Ziegler from a water colour by Lorenz Promenade role in Beethoven’s life, not only Janscha as a travel route. Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn Imprint Bonngasse 20, around 1827, and the rear building before its restoration in Editor Beethoven Jubiläums GmbH 1889 Thomas-Mann-Straße 4 • 53111 Bonn Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn Siebengebirge mountains seen from 11 Draitschquelle The spring from which Beetho- [email protected] • www.bthvn2020.de the rampart at Alter Zoll ven once went to Marienforst Ab- Source: Stadtarchiv Bonn bey near Bonn to play the organ. Overall production Warlich Druck Meckenheim GmbH • 53340 Meckenheim 2 Remigius The church in which the 10-year- Church old Beethoven played the organ for the early mass and the site 7 Breuning As a close family friend, Beetho- supported by: of his baptismal font since 1806. House ven visited the Breuning family home almost daily. Marienforst convent near Bonn, 1792, etching by Johann Ziegler from a water colour by Lorenz Janscha Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn unterstützt von: In Beethoven’s time, the Breuning The organ Beethoven played in House was located at the site of St Remigius Church today’s department store Discover all the locations Gute Aussichten mit Beethovenstrom. www.beethovenstrom.de Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn Source: Beethoven-Haus Bonn on your tour of Bonn..