Karl Gottlieb Troche, a sanitary doctor, owned the remarkable building located at pl. Piastowski 11 in Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój (formerly Hirschbergerstrasse 11 in Bad Warmbrunn).
Building at pl. Piastowski 11 / Photo by Marta Maćkowiak
Karl was born on April 24th, 1860, in Laskowice Oławskie (Laskowitz kres Ohlau) as the son of Johann Troche, a retiree and landowner, and Susanna née Maskos. He didn’t stay in Laskowice for long, as he decided to pursue a medical career.
At the age of 27, on May 3rd, 1887, Karl married Gertrude Menzel from Legnica in Cieplice (Warmbrunn). She was the daughter of the late hotel owner Hermann Menzel and Minna née Bruchman. The couple had three children: two daughters, Edith Irmgard and Ilse Susanne, and a son, Walter Kurt Gerhard. Edith married Dr. Johannes Fleck from Kostrzyn (Custrin), who lived in Sokołowsko (Görbersdorf) and likely worked at the renowned sanatorium there. Ilse married Pastor Martin Friedrich Mueth from Hartenstein, who resided in Großdalzig. Walter Kurt Gerhard followed in his father’s footsteps and became a royal spa doctor.
Marriage certificate of Karl Gottlieb Troche and Gertrude née Menzel / Source: The State Archive in Wrocław, Jelenia Góra branch
Karl Gottlieb Troche passed away on September 22nd, 1915, at 1 a.m. in his apartment in Cieplice at the age of 55. His tombstone has survived to this day and is one of the few remaining from pre-war times at the municipal cemetery in Cieplice.
Karl Troche’s death certificate / Source: The State Archive in Wrocław, Jelenia Góra branch
Karla Troche’s tombstone / Photo by Marta Maćkowiak
According to the 1930 address book, Karl’s son, Walter, lived at Hirschbergerstrasse 13, literally across the street—in the building that now houses the police station. Walter’s mother, Gertrud, also lived there, along with Josef Wunder, a glass grinder. Meanwhile, at Hirschbergerstrasse 11, now pl. Piastowski 9, residents included, among others, the blacksmith master Bruno Wanka, likely with his wife Emma, and a widow, Alwine Knappe.
Police station at the former Hirschbergerstrasse 13 / Photo by Marta Maćkowiak
I don’t know about you, but I am always amazed by this building.
Details – building at pl. Piastowski 11 / Photo by Marta Maćkowiak
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