Franziska Aschberger 1907

"Travelling companions" - a special exhibition of the Touriseum

16/05/2023 Travelling companions
Seis am Schlern / Siusi allo Sciliar (tourism association)

01.06.-31.12.2023

Meet Franziska Aschberger, she talks about her apprenticeship at the Hotel Salegg in Siusi allo Sciliar.

“Oh, I’m sorry! I almost ran you over! I’m not used to meeting anyone here. Our guests usually come up from Waidbruck station on the stagecoach... Except for celebrities like the King of Saxony. He drives up in a landau, of course. This year, however, he’s not coming. Mr and Mrs Honeck, the owners of the Hotel Salegg, don’t mind, as there’s enough to do as it is. By the way, my name is Fanny and I’m a trainee here. Because my Franz from the Posthotel in Sulden and I... Would you like to walk with me a little?”

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Franziska Aschberger (1882-1946)

  • Daughter of a Meran family of forwarding agents • July-September 1907: learns her trade with Michael and Magdalena Honeck at the Hotel Salegg in Seis am Schlern
  • May 1908: marries Franz Josef Angerer, owner of the Posthotel zum Ortler in Sulden
Her correspondence with Franz Josef Angerer about her apprenticeship at the Hotel Salegg is held in the South Tyrolean Provincial Archives.

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