#zeithain

[gilsart]

i was so innocent during the wust chapter

[stargadian]

[merry-kenobi]

Frederick II and the Katte tragedy with Star Wars quotes:

Fritz to Hans: "I don't like the sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating. Not like you. You're soft and smooth." 

Von Holtzendorff to Hans: "I have a very bad feeling about this."

Friedrich Wilhelm to his son: "I am your father!"

Friedrich Wilhelm to his son: “The ability to speak does not make you intelligent.”

Fritz to his father: “Don’t call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease!”

Wilhelmine about Hans, walking in front of her: “Would somebody get this big walking carpet out of my way?”

[camdenhells]

"i look at my father like i would've never dared to, were he awake" hans girlie i don't think this fear you have towards your father is healthy

[kattestrophe]

All fictional Kattes have their own value.

Zeithain Katte is layered!

Musical Katte is honest!

Burte's Katte cares about his horse!

Brandenburgische Geschichten Katte is passionate!

Thronfolger Katte

The headless corpse from Mein Name ist Bach is selfless!

[estomia]

Hi!

What books/articles/etc would you reccomend for learning more about Katte? Most of what I know so far I've just learned from Tumblr 😅

Aww this is so sweet of you to ask me this but have not yet read anything specifically about Katte(except Zeithain but that's fictional) . Like he gets mentioned in I guess most books about Frederick 2

And they mention him also In the Memoiren der Marktgräfin von Bayreuth

But I am literally the wrong person for that!! I'm so sorry

@kattestrophe <- knows more about the topic and atleast can help you more on that Topic than I could ever do

(she owns a Katte ancestry tree.. To qualify her as an expert)

[reichsbahnfan]

Schau dir "Fern- und Güterzüge in Zeithain am 17.02.2023" auf YouTube an

[pusancatholic]

Almanya’da orman yangını: 2 yerleşim ünitesi tahliye edilecek

Almanya’da orman yangını: 2 yerleşim ünitesi tahliye edilecek

Zeithain Beldesi İtfaiye Sözcüsü Dorit Riedel, yaptığı açıklamada, yangının bölgede 450 hektarlık alana yayıldığını belirterek bu kadar büyük bir yangının son yıllarda bu bölgede görülmediğini söz etti. Eski askeri eğitim alanına müdahalede zahmet çekiliyor Yangın söndürme çalışmalarına Saksonya tarafında 160 itfaiye erinin katıldığını, Alman ordusuna ilişkin bir helikopterin de bu çalışmaya…

[ilkhaberler]

Almanya’da orman yangını: 2 yerleşim ünitesi tahliye edilecek

Almanya’da orman yangını: 2 yerleşim ünitesi tahliye edilecek

Zeithain Beldesi İtfaiye Sözcüsü Dorit Riedel, yaptığı açıklamada, yangının bölgede 450 hektarlık alana yayıldığını belirterek bu kadar büyük bir yangının son yıllarda bu bölgede görülmediğini söz etti. Eski askeri eğitim alanına müdahalede zahmet çekiliyor Yangın söndürme çalışmalarına Saksonya tarafında 160 itfaiye erinin katıldığını, Alman ordusuna ilişkin bir helikopterin de bu çalışmaya…

[cleargreyskies]

Second choice for the book of the month - March 2021

Zeithain by Michael Roes (2017)

[unfocussed opinion on the novel, I am too tired, lost the ability to form thoughts and sentences. Summary: This was a very rewarding read.]

Because of another novel I read this year, Berlin/Potsdam travel memories and people on tumblr I was reminded of an 18th century tragedy that I cared about as a 15-year-old. Some research on Wikipedia and other websites brought the existence of this novel to my mind.

“Zeithain” follows the (fictionalized of course) life of Hans Hermann von Katte, born in 1704, later a Lieutenant in the Prussian army and closest friend (/lover) of the Prussian crown prince. If the reader is not already aware of his fate, they will gladly be informed by the cover text and the very first pages: In 1730 Katte is executed for his involvement in the crown prince’s (later ) planned escape from Prussia and especially from his despotic father (Frederick William I of Prussia, the crown prince in question is Frederick II or “the Great” of Prussia).

800 pages that I know will end in tragedy? Do I really want to read that? I thought. Yes, and it was worth it.

I love how the author portrayed the protagonist, detailling his life, thoughts and opinions from a young age until the last moment, reflecting on pre-Enlightenment Europe - and somebody else is probably a lot better at describing this than me... Anyway. Poor Katte was very relatable to me in his views, but he also broke my heart frequently, as is to be expected from time and circumstances. [My thoughts on the novel were a lot more eloquent originally, but it is late and I am tired, so words do not come the way I want them to.] I loved the reflections on the passing of time, the immensely detailled setting, the protagonist’s feelings and somewhat passive self-discovery.

I did not like the frame story set in the present (at all), but actual book reviews as well as other people on tumblr have criticized that before me, so I will not go into detail in my tired state... In short: The frame story was helpful at times because it gave some perspective and background information as well as additional historical facts, however, it was very surreal (which I usually enjoy!) and my advice would be to ignore at least half of it. Fortunately, it did not take up nearly as many pages as the main story.

Luckily for me, the books I have read this year were all very much my taste. This one also gains so many additional points from its writing style! I wish I could absorb it and live in it because it was that pleasant and refreshing.

Overall, I am glad that I have read this. An impressive portrait of the time it is set in, and a style that was both soothing and stimulating. My gf might attest that I was very reluctant to put the book down...

[ask18thcenturygilbert]

Katte, now a tutor: *well prepared for his first time teaching the Crown Prince some maths*

Fritz, 14 and a sarcastic little shit: Gee, where's your cane, Cornett? Haven't you heard that I only learn if you physically beat it into me?

[gilsart]

silly little guy is depressed and gay (zeithain, a summary)

[stargadian]

[rimili]

"Menschen zu finden, die mit uns fühlen und empfinden, ist wohl das schönste Glück auf Erden." Carl Spitteler . Bleibt alle fein gesund 🙋🏻‍♂️ . #sachsen #riesa #meissen #deutschlandgreatshots #sachsen_entdecken #saxony #germany #batpixs_germany #lommatzsch #deutschland_greatshots #visitsaxony #zeithain #moritz #saxonyphotography #sachsenistschön #discoversaxony #batpixs_nature #sunset #nationalgeographic #naturephotography #sunset_pics #sunsets #sunset_ig #sunset_lovers #sunset_hunter #sunset_love #sun #sunsetporn #raps #landleben (hier: Moritz (Zeithain)) https://www.instagram.com/p/B__8IloI14x/?igshid=107jmjcds1qzh

[camdenhells]

Katte travelling to Königsberg with his father to get into law school be like