Nobel Laureate from Szklarska Poreba

German playwright and novelist, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912, representative of the naturalistic trend in the theater.

At the end of the 19th century, representatives of the world of literature and art, inspired by the Karkonosze Mountains, began to come to Szklarska Poręba. Artistic colonies began to emerge in Poland, modeled on those in Europe. The best-known towns were Zakopane and Kazimierz nad Wisłą, but Szklarska Poręba also became such a place.

In 1890, brothers Carl and Gerhart Hauptmann decided to live here. Years later, Gerhart Hauptmann, already a Nobel Prize laureate in literature, recalled this event:

"One day during a mountain hike, I saw from above that valley [Dolina Siedmiu Domów - ed. P.W.] and thought that it would be good to build a house here. Enthralled and dazzled by the idea, I went down through the woods, ran down a path through the meadows, and within a few hours arranged to buy a country house with adjoining land, meadow, beech grove, and springs. I still recall the boundless joy of my wife and children when we recognized this beautiful corner as our own and began to rebuild the old, crumbling cottage, which transformed as best as possible, was to become our cozy home." [G. Hauptmann, p. 15-16]

Hauptmann's most famous and important work is the play Die Weber (The Weavers) from 1892, describing the Silesian weavers' uprising in 1844.

You can learn more about the works of the Nobel Prize winner from Szklarska at the Hauptmann House Museum.

Address:

ul. 11 Listopada 23

Szklarska Poręba

Please check the opening hours and price list directly on the Hauptmann House Museum website.