History
The HOTEL GOLDENER KNOPF is more than 550 years old.
It is the oldest fully licensed restaurant in Bad Säckingen
- A 1456 Rheinfelder document mentions the “Herberg zem Kopf” in Säckingen (“‘Kopf” used here in the sense of beaker)
- In 1466 Hans Schmidlin is mentioned as “Innkeeper at Knopf”, here the name had already changed
- During the 16th century, the convent of Säckingen often accommodates and entertains its guests in the “Knopf”
- 1590 the inn “Zum Roten Knopf” is sold
- 1637 Schultheiss (old term for mayor) Adam Renck is mentioned as the owner of the “Herberge zum Knopf”
- Around 1850 the poet Victor von Scheffel lives in the “Knopf” and writes his masterpiece, the “Trumpeter of Säckingen”
- Until the 19th century, the ” Knopf ” was located on Market Square
- In 1860, the inn was set up in the present building
- From about 1880 our building is called “Zum Güldenen Knopf”
- In 1953 sale of the “Knopf” to the Rothaus Brewery
- In 1964 the De Bois family takes over the Goldener Knopf as tenant and finally buys it in 1970
