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Karl Friedrich Würtenberger

1838–1911

A Swiss home-region writer with a merchant’s background, he is remembered for stories rooted in Küßnach and the surrounding area. His work helped preserve local history, dialect, and everyday life for later readers.

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Elsbeth von Küssaberg, das Gotteli von St. Agnesen

Elsbeth von Küssaberg, das Gotteli von St. Agnesen

by Karl Friedrich Würtenberger

About the author

Born on December 12, 1838, in Zürich and later associated closely with Küßnach, Karl Friedrich Würtenberger was a Swiss merchant and regional writer. Sources connected with his books describe him as a Heimatdichter—a writer devoted to local life and traditions—and note that he died on July 3, 1911, in Küßnach.

Würtenberger is represented in Project Gutenberg’s author listings, where several of his works are available, including stories tied to places such as Küssaberg and St. Agnesen. That surviving catalog suggests a writer whose interests centered on village life, regional memory, and the people of his home landscape.

One source also describes him as an honorary member of the Russian Academy in St. Petersburg. Even with limited biographical detail readily available, his reputation seems to rest on how warmly and carefully he wrote about local culture, making his work especially appealing to listeners who enjoy historical fiction and place-based storytelling.