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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 246771, member: 2844"]Above the crest "Hie gut Württemberg all'Weg". It is an old type of German called Mittelhochdeutsch, it translates to something like: wherever we are, we represent the good of Württemberg.</p><p>The motto dates from the 19th century and attributed to Count Wichmann, it is also above his tombstone. It became a well known motto of the German historical revival period.</p><p>The stein was made to commemmorate Otto Pfund's service in the castle of Ludwigsburg: Diennstzeit auf Ludwigsburg 1883. Ludwigsburg is the name of both the castle and the town, Burg= castle. In this case the word 'auf', on, means he was in the castle. </p><p>By the way, the castle is more like a palace:</p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Residenzschloss_Ludwigsburg.jpg/266px-Residenzschloss_Ludwigsburg.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 246771, member: 2844"]Above the crest "Hie gut Württemberg all'Weg". It is an old type of German called Mittelhochdeutsch, it translates to something like: wherever we are, we represent the good of Württemberg. The motto dates from the 19th century and attributed to Count Wichmann, it is also above his tombstone. It became a well known motto of the German historical revival period. The stein was made to commemmorate Otto Pfund's service in the castle of Ludwigsburg: Diennstzeit auf Ludwigsburg 1883. Ludwigsburg is the name of both the castle and the town, Burg= castle. In this case the word 'auf', on, means he was in the castle. By the way, the castle is more like a palace: [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Residenzschloss_Ludwigsburg.jpg/266px-Residenzschloss_Ludwigsburg.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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