Hochheim am Main
From Hochheim am Main via Kassel to Berlin: the life of Sigmund Aschrott (1826–1915) took him to three cities that were connected to his biography in different ways. He was born on the family-owned vineyard in Hochheim. Later, as an entrepreneur and urban planner, he shaped the former residential city of Cassel, and as a banker in Berlin he was among the richest people in the German Empire. On the occasion of his 200th birthday, Kassel cultural scholar Dr. Bettina Becker takes you on a journey through time through Aschrott’s eventful life. She traces his path from his Hochheim roots to the places where he worked in Kassel and Berlin. The connection to his birthplace is also in focus: Hochheim remained an important point of reference for Aschrott throughout his life. The lecture is a joint event of the Otto-Schwabe Local History Museum and the Alt-Hochheim working group.
