Castle
The castle from the first half of the 13th was renovated over the course of its life in the Renaissance and Baroque styles, with the last renovation taking place after the fire in 1879. Many structural architectural elements have survived, such as the cylindrical tower, the Renaissance loggia, and two gates. The museum is located […]
Main square
Ledec nad Sazavou. Square (Namesti). Ledec nad Sazavou. Square.
Jewish school
The former Hewish school. In his childhood Joseph Stransky (1872-1936) lived here, a conductor and Mahler’s successor at the New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO/NPO) in 1911. Potoce street No. 198. Ledec nad Sazavou. Jewish school and in the back the Synagogue. Ledec nad Sazavou. Jewish school and in the back the Synagogue.
House Josef Freischberger (No. 141)
Year 1876. Year 1877. Year 1878. Year 1879. Year 1880. Year 1881. Year 1882. Year 1883. Year 1884. The house of the Freischberger family. Uncle Josef Freischberger and aunt Barbara Freischberger-Mahler. Barbara was a sister of Gustav Mahlers mother Marie Mahler-Herrmann (1837-1889). Josef Freischberger (1842-1916). Barbara Freischberger-Hermann (1847-1923 Ledec nad Sazavou). Gustav Mahler spent parts […]
Synagogue
The synagogue, built in 1729 where Bernard Mahler (1827-1889) and Marie Mahler-Herrmann (1837-1889) were married (18-02-1857). The ceremony of Gustav’s circumcision took place here on 14-07-1860. See document in 1860-1860 House Gustav Mahler Kaliste – House No. 9 (Birthplace). Reconstructed in the 1990s, since September 2000 a concert- and exhibition hall. Potoce street. The Synagogue is situated in close proximity […]
House Abraham Herrmann II
House of Abraham Herrmann (1807-1868) and Theresia Herrmann-Stern (1801-1875), which Abraham gained through his marriage to Gustav Mahler’s grandmother Theresia Herrmann-Stern (1801-1875). Na potoce street No. 208. Ledec nad Sazavou. House II Abraham Herrmann (1807-1868). Ledec nad Sazavou. House II Abraham Herrmann (1807-1868) (left) and Synagogue (right).
House Abraham Herrmann I (House No. 203)
The house of Abraham Herrmann (1807-1868) and Theresia Herrmann-Stern (1801-1875). Abraham Herrmann is Gustav Mahler’s grandfather on his mothers’s side. Gustav’s mother Marie Mahler-Herrmann (1837-1889) was born here. In the loft here Gustav found a piano in storage and began to make music. House No. 203. Havlickova cp 203. Ledec nad Sazavou. House I Abraham Herrmann (1807-1868). Ledec nad Sazavou. House […]