Schlosserhaus Palace

The Schlosserhaus came into the possession of the Margraves of Baden in 1588 as the Gremppischer Hof and was from that time the residence of the highest official of the Margraviate of Hachberg. The building was rebuilt several times, still clearly shows the Baroque style today, but also the significant structural interventions that were carried out in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Johann Georg Schlosser, Goethe's brother-in-law, acquired the building in 1774 as a private house and lived in it until 1787. A commemorative plaque on the building reminds of his then famous guests in this house, including Duke Karl August of Weimar, Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz, Johann Georg Jacobi and Johann Caspar Lavater. Goethe, whose sister Cornelia was married to Schlosser, stayed here in 1775 and 1779. Since 1986, the city library has been located in the historic building.