We stopped in Hanau thinking there would be more to see about the Brothers Grimm, but this statue was about it.
So we headed to Steinau.
Here we are with the new AMHA, Welby Scott (and his wife, Sally.)
Steinau was a delightful little town with many old timbered houses. Many of the shops were closed, so we headed directly to the Brüder Grimm Haus which was founded in 1998. The Grimm family lived there from 1791-1796. It was interesting to find out more about how the Grimm Fairy Tales came about. The brothers didn’t write the fairy tales, the stories existed long before the two men were born.
It was interesting to learn that their brother, Ludwig, was a talented artist who has many wonderful sketches and portraits displayed in the museum. In addition to compiling fairy tales such as Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Snow White and many more familiar stories, the brothers were also heavily into creating a German dictionary and history books. It would be a fun place to take the family, as it has several interactive areas.
The likeness is uncanny.
The Seven Dwarfs?
Welby and Sally Scott
The "Museum Steinau" across the courtyard from the Brüder Grimm Haus, shows the history of the city and the trade road between Frankfurt and Leipzig, the two big cities with trading fairs in the German Empire.
This is a section of the road showing the deeps ruts made from years of travel.
The Steinau Palace with its Renaissance complex is a mixture between medieval castle, Renaissance palace and fortress. If it hadn’t been so cold outside, we would have spent more time exploring.
The Burgmannenhaus had a welcoming atmosphere and delicious hot chocolate to warm us from the cold. Dave was delighted to partake of the wild boar, which was procured and butchered by the owner. There were some impressive European mounts of other animals, too.
Who is that in the window?
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