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Johann Daniel Witten

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Johann Daniel Witten
Born15 February 1791
Died
Known forFounding of Büchsenschinken
Children1

Johann Daniel Witten (15 February 1791 – after 1865[1]) was the founder of the village of Büchsenschinken in Reinbek, Germany.[2]

He was drafted into the Danish military and stationed in Altona in 1815 due to the Napoleonic wars, during which he was wounded.[1]

In 1825, Witten purchased empty land in Northern Germany, which later became known as Büchsenschinken, and was granted permission by the office of Reinbek to build a timber-framed house, which also acted as a farm, during the same year.[1][3][4] A few years later, he was granted permission to distribute alcohol at his property. At that point, his property had become a stop along the route from Hamburg to Mölln, and the inn, Gasthof Büchsenschinken, was established by his son Heinrich-Otto Witten. The inn was in operation until 2005, and was demolished in 2008.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ a b c d Büchsenschinken, Carsten Knak. "Die Chroniken von Büchsenschinken". www.buechsenschinken.de. Archived from the original on 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  2. ^ a b "Die Chroniken von Büchsenschinken". www.buechsenschinken.de. Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  3. ^ a b "Büchsenschinken". Reinbeker Geschichten (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-03.
  4. ^ TWASBO (2021-04-27). "Ein Tag wie im richtigen Leben". TWASBO Magazin (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2021-12-03.