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Karl Friedrich Würtenberger
1838–1911
A Swiss-born businessman who spent years in European banking, he also became known for writing local poetry and stories rooted in the Küssaberg region. His life bridged commerce, travel, and a lasting attachment to home.
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Elsbeth von Küssaberg, das Gotteli von St. Agnesen Ein episches Gedicht aus dem Kletgau
by Karl Friedrich Würtenberger
About the author
Born in Zurich on December 12, 1838, Karl Friedrich Würtenberger came from a family with roots in Küßnach. After school he trained as a merchant and specialized in banking, a path that took him to work in several European countries before he later lived in St. Petersburg.
Alongside his business career, he wrote as a Heimatdichter, a regional author devoted to local history, landscape, and tradition. He is associated with works such as Elsbeth von Küssaberg, das Gotteli von St. Agnesen, which helped preserve the voice and memory of the Klettgau and Küssaberg area.
Würtenberger died on July 3, 1911, in Küßnach. He is remembered as an unusual figure: a man of finance and international experience who still turned back to the stories of his home region in his writing.