Hirschgasse is Germany's oldest Mensurhaus.
For this reason, they maintain the student traditions - especially in their small museum in the Mensurstube. During his visit to Heidelberg in 1878, Mark Twain wrote about the refectories in Hirschgasse in his book "Reisebilder", Volume 6, or "Bummel durch Europa".
The Hirschgasse is one of the oldest and most famous inns in Heidelberg. In a romantic Heidelberg love story between the daughter of the Hirschgasse landlady and the nobleman Johann von Soest, Hirschgasse is mentioned in a document in 1472.
- In 1790, Georg Ditteney acquires the property in Hirschgasse and builds a hall for the lively Heidelberg population.
- In 1954, the old Hirschgasse dining hall burns down. The fire brigade is unable to get up Hirschgasse, which is covered in ice, and has to use Philosophenweg. It is not until three years later that the dining hall is rebuilt in a simpler form.
- In 1972, the Kraft family buys Hirschgasse. Most of the previous owners' renovation sins from the 1960s were reversed. With considerable investment, it is converted into a country-style hotel.
It is just under half an hour's walk from Hotel Hirschgasse up to Philosophenweg.
