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Goethe House

The Goethe House is a writer's house museum located in the of Frankfurt, Germany. It is the birthplace and childhood home of German poet and playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Goethe family residence in Frankfurt am Main
  • Also known as: “Frankfurter Goethe Haus – Freies Deutsches Hochstift”
  • Address: Großer Hirschgraben 23-25, Frankfurt am Main, 60311
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Frankfurt Stock Exchange and St. Paul’s Church.

Marketplace
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The is the world's 3rd oldest and 12th largest stock exchange by market capitalization. It has operations from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. is situated 450 metres north of Goethe House.

Photo: Simsalabimbam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Paul's Church in is a former church building used as an exhibition, memorial and meeting place. It was built between 1789 and 1833 to replace the medieval "Barfüßerkirche", which was demolished in 1786, and served as Frankfurt's main Protestant-Lutheran church until 1944, when it was replaced by St Catherine's Church. is situated 220 metres east of Goethe House.

Town hall
Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
The is a medieval building in the of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and one of the city's most important landmarks. The is located opposite the and has been the city hall of Frankfurt for over 600 years. is situated 300 metres east of Goethe House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bahnhofsviertel and Westend.

Suburb
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The is a quarter of Frankfurt am Main, . It is part of the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt I. The was developed between 1891 and 1915.

Suburb
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Westend-Nord and Westend-Süd are two city districts of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The division into a northern and a southern part is mostly for administrative purposes as the is generally considered an entity.

Suburb
Sachsenhausen-Nord and Sachsenhausen-Süd are two quarters of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The division into a northern and a southern part is mostly for administrative purposes as is generally considered a single entity.

Goethe House

Latitude
50.11121° or 50° 6′ 40″ north
Longitude
8.67756° or 8° 40′ 39″ east
Elevation
108 metres (354 feet)
Levels
4
Operator
Freies Deutsches Hochstift
Open location code
9F2C4M6H+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 174501393
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6946252
Wiki­data ID
Q896039
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Goethe House” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “歌德故居”
  • Chinese: “歌德故居博物館”
  • Chinese: “法兰克福歌德故居”
  • Chinese: “法蘭克福歌德故居”
  • Danish: “Goethehuset”
  • Esperanto: “Goethe-domo”
  • French: “maison de Goethe”
  • French: “Maison de Goethe”
  • German: “Frankfurt-Goethehaus”
  • German: “Goethe Haus”
  • German: “Goethe-Haus”
  • German: “Goethehaus”
  • Greek: “Οικία του Γκαίτε”
  • Hungarian: “Goethe-Haus”
  • Hungarian: “Goethe-ház (Frankfurt am Main)”
  • Hungarian: “Goethe-ház”
  • Hungarian: “Goethehaus”
  • Italian: “casa di Goethe”
  • Italian: “Casa di Goethe”
  • Japanese: “ゲーテハウス”
  • Kazakh: “Гете музейі”
  • Korean: “괴테의 생가”
  • Macedonian: “Куќа на Гете”
  • Russian: “Дом Гёте”
  • Russian: “Дом-музей Гёте”
  • Slovenian: “Goethejeva hiša, Frankfurt”
  • Spanish: “Casa de Goethe (Fráncfort del Meno)”
  • Spanish: “Casa de Goethe”
  • Swedish: “Goethe-Haus”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà Goethe”

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