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In 1929, band leader Paul Wunderlich, his wife Anna and their 11 year old daughter Marianne moved to Kusel,Trierer Straße 27, where they called the inn „Emrich’s Bräustübl“ with an adjoining cinema and the upstairs apartment their new home.In February 1931, the cinema...

On the 12th of July 1829 the foundation stone was laid to build the Protestant Church and shortly after, on the 16th of October 1831, the church was inaugurated. The term „municipal church“ is misleading and refers to a time in which only one denomination was...

The rooms on the ground floor are used for different exhibitions by professional and hobby artists. Upstairs, visitors can find pieces from the history of the city. Apart from furniture past times and historical oven plates, the former tower clock of the Protestant...

The Local Town Museum The local town museum of Kusel is located at the former pharmacy on Marktstraße 27, which belonged to the Michaelis family. It is an old three-story building, built in a classical style. After being destroyed by fire in 1794, the house was...

The town hall has a carillon above the main entrance, which is attached on both sides of the middle window. It was installed in1884 and consists of 18 precisely tuned bronze bells, which are automatically switched on and off. They weigh 276,5 kg in total weight and...

The passion for fast cars for example, is one such story. Fritz loved fast cars and motorcycles and he shared this passion with his friend Otto Hermann, who also lived in the „Hollerstraße“. In letters sent from Fritz to Otto, it seemed like a conspiracy between the...

Many things in Kusel remind us of Fritz Wunderlich and many people in Kusel still remember him. That is why one should not only visit the places in honour of him, but also should listen to the stories the people have to tell about him.