Die Entstehung einer Legende

  • This paper sheds light on the history of the quotation “I regard the environs of Salzburg, Naples, and Constantinople as the most beautiful on earth”, which is usually attributed to Alexander von Humboldt. The author shows that Humboldt’s alleged praise of Salzburg first appeared around 1870, and thus the quotation cannot be regarded as authentic. As a local legend it was meant to connect permanently the famous name of Humboldt with that of the growing centre of tourism. The circumstances under which the quotation found its way into the literature remain to be investigated; however, it seems clear that this can be seen as a typical example of what Eric Hobsbawm has called „invention of tradition“. Invented traditions – this might comfort the tourist industry of Salzburg – have particularly long lives.

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Author details:Robert HoffmannGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-35467
ISSN:1617-5239
ISSN:2568-3543
Subtitle (German):Alexander von Humboldts angeblicher Ausspruch über Salzburg
Publisher:Universitätsverlag Potsdam
Place of publishing:Potsdam
Publication type:Article
Language:German
Publication year:2006
Publishing institution:Universität Potsdam
Publishing institution:Universitätsverlag Potsdam
Release date:2009/09/10
Tag:1870; Salzburg
Volume:VII
Issue:12
Number of pages:14
First page:97
Last Page:110
Source:HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz, VII (2006) 12
RVK - Regensburg classification:GK 4953, NU 5089, WB 3187, RT 10026, RB 10032
Organizational units:Philosophische Fakultät / Institut für Romanistik
DDC classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 50 Naturwissenschaften / 509 Histor., geogr., personenbezogene Behandlung
9 Geschichte und Geografie / 91 Geografie, Reisen / 911 Historische Geografie
Collection(s):Universität Potsdam / Zeitschriften / HiN : Alexander von Humboldt im Netz ; International Review for Humboldtian Studies, ISSN 1617-5239 / HiN VII, 12 (2006)
Peer review:Referiert
Publishing method:Universitätsverlag Potsdam
License (German):License LogoCC-BY-NC - Namensnennung, nicht kommerziell 4.0 International
External remark:The original publication is available at
https://doi.org/10.18443/77
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