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Meersburg Prince’s Little House
ANNETTE VON DROSTE-HÜLSHOFF’S IDYLLIC HOME

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The Prince's Little House is a place where the life of poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff has been unusually well preserved. It was her favorite place. The vines and their yield were every bit as important to her as the house itself.

Fürstenhäusle Meersburg, Haarlocke Annette von Droste-Hülshoffs

Genius and novelty

Where the poet liked to spend her time: The Prince's Little House holds many especially authentic traces of the poet.

Personal items and nostalgia
Ornate volume of poetry by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff in the Meersburg Prince's Little House

The original masterpiece

Droste's most famous work, "The Jew's Beech", was originally published as a serial novel. The collection at the Prince's Little House includes original editions of the magazines!

The poet's works