Stoff für einen Katastrophenfilm: Der große Kemnather Stadtbrand von 1848

Der Kemnather Stadtbrand von 1848 würde genug Stoff für einen Katastrophenfilm à la Hollywood liefern: Es gibt Todesopfer, drei Brandstifterinnen und einen Gerichtsprozess, bei dem der Saal aus allen Nähten platzt.

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In dieser historischen Ansicht ist die Straße Am Einlass zu sehen. Das Haus der Familie Gradl, von dem aus sich das Feuer ausgebreitet hat, stand rechts vorne.

Bild: Heimat Landkreis Tirschenreuth

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Diese handkolorierte Litographie von Franz Anton Wild zeigt Kemnath um das Jahr 1840, also ein paar Jahre vor dem großen Stadtbrand. Bild: Heimat Landkreis Tirschenreuth

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Dieser Plan aus dem Staatsarchiv Amberg wurde für den Wiederaufbau der Stadt gefertigt. Die hell eingezeichneten Gebäude sind beim Stadtbrand 1848 zerstört worden, die dunkel gekennzeichneten Anwesen blieben verschont. Bild: Staatsarchiv Amberg

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