Todtnauberg

Coordinates: 47°51′5.4″N 7°56′27.24″E / 47.851500°N 7.9409000°E / 47.851500; 7.9409000
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Todtnauberg
Ortsteil of Todtnau
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Coat of arms of Todtnauberg
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Todtnauberg is located in Germany
Todtnauberg
Todtnauberg
Todtnauberg is located in Baden-Württemberg
Todtnauberg
Todtnauberg
Coordinates: 47°51′5.4″N 7°56′27.24″E / 47.851500°N 7.9409000°E / 47.851500; 7.9409000
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictLörrach
MunicipalityTodtnau
Elevation
1,150 m (3,770 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
79674
Vehicle registrationLÖ

Todtnauberg is a German village in

philosopher Martin Heidegger had a chalet and wrote portions of his major work, Being and Time
.

History

The village was an autonomous municipality until it was merged into Todtnau on 1 April 1974.[1]

Geography

The village is 1,150 m (3,770 ft)

amsl, 7 km (4+1⁄2 mi) north of Todtnau, in the northeastern corner of Lörrach District. It is a distance of 29 km (18 mi) from Freiburg, 48 km (30 mi) from Lörrach, 60 km (37 mi) from Basel, in Switzerland, and 90 km (56 mi) from Mulhouse
, in France. The town is within hiking distance of Feldberg, the highest point in the Black Forest, and its open, well-sunlit valley helps sustain its popularity as a destination for skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer.

Culture

Shortly after giving an interview to

Freiburg, Martin Heidegger hosted Celan at his chalet at Todtnauberg in 1967. The two walked in the woods. Celan impressed Heidegger with his knowledge of botany
(also evident in his poetry), and Heidegger is thought to have spoken about elements of his press interview. Celan signed Heidegger's guest book.

Celan later wrote a poem entitled "Todtnauberg" which concerned the meeting.

The chalet features in the film The Ister.[3]

The 1992 play Totenauberg by Nobel-prize winning Austrian writer

Die Kinder der Toten
.)

In 2006, BBC Radio 4 produced a play with the title Todtnauberg, telling the story of the meeting between Celan and Heidegger, but also the story of Hannah Arendt's affair with Heidegger. John Banville wrote the play and Joss Ackland starred as Heidegger.

References

  1. ^ (in German) History of Todtnauberg (Click on "Geschichte", then on "Todtnauberg")
  2. ^ Der Spiegel (31 May 1976, the interview, which took place on September 23, 1966)
  3. ^ theister.com
  4. ISBN 978-3-498-03326-2

External links
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