History
From Provost-House to Dom-Hotel
| 1508: | Cardinal Matthäus long builds the Dompropstei. |
| 1521: | Augsburger city plan of Jörg Seld shows the three-floored building of the Dompropstei. |
| 1803: | The secularized Dompropstei changes into the possession of the realm city Augsburg, which sells her 1804. |
| 1858: | To the earlier Dompropstei a memorial tablet is attached, which reminds of the builder and of the visits of the emperor Maximilians I. |
| 1895: | The association “catholic casino” furnishes guest rooms in the former Dompropstei. |
| 1919: | Josef Dietrich leases the former cathedral. He is the large and/or great-grandfather of the today’s owners Gerd and Josef Illig. The house is called at that time “Goldene Glocke”. |
| 1941: | Josef Dietrich acquires the “Goldene Glocke”. |
| 1946: | The hotel in the 1944 hit by bombs former Dompropstei is again developed. |
| 1972: | The “Goldene Glocke” is renamed in “Dom Hotel” |
| 2008: | The “Dom Hotel” can look back on 500-years of house history. |
| 2010: | The facade of the “Dom Hotel” is being renovated and awarded by the Friedrich-Prince Foundation of the City of Augsburg. Award certificate facades 2010 |
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