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The Gerupp House
On the eastern side of today's Franjevacka Street, there is a small family hotel Maksimilian. This house was owned by Georg Hartl in 1712, and after his death, Johann Michael Schedler became the owner of the house through his marriage in 1729. After Schedler's death, Joseph Gerupp became the owner of the house, also through marriage. Joseph Gerupp was the first famous Osijek sculptor of the Baroque period.
He moved to Osijek from Maribor, and on April 8, 1726, he was accepted as a citizen of Osijek, and on March 9, 1738, he was elected a city councilor. , and soon after that in July 1738 he became a member, city senator, of the inner council of the Fortress. When the first Fortress Land Register was drawn up in 1747, Gerupp was listed as the owner of this house with house number 16, and five acres of land near the new Tenja road also belonged to that house. According to Dr. Kamilo Firinger, Gerupp was one of the three candidates for city judge in 1751, and in 1755 he was appointed commissioner for the purchase of hay and oats, for which he received a fee of 10 forints a year from the city treasury. In 1770, at the city council session held on the ninth of December, the fortress city councilors on behalf of the citizens concluded, came to an agreement and made a decision to thank Joseph Gerupp as a jubilee and the oldest city councilor, bearing in mind the many years of service as a city councilor, and because of his old age and they pay him 40 forints annually from the city treasury for life, in the name of selfless dedicated work in the service. This decision took place after his wife Ana Maria Gerupp died on February 18, 1769. Joseph Gerupp, the first famous Osijek sculptor and long-time city councilor and honored citizen of the city of Osijek, died in Osijek on January 10, 1771, at the age of 75. Immediately after his death, the house in which he lived, and whose owner he was for decades, was sold, according to Gerupp's will, on March 18, 1771, for HUF 680, to Matija David, a doctor from Osijek, from whom it was later inherited by Pavao David, who owns the house. was in the period from 1798 to 1809.
In the middle of the 19th century, specifically in 1863, Maximilian Riegl was registered as the owner of the house, who was also its owner in 1874. Towards the end of the 19th century, the owner of the house was Alojzija Hackenberg, and in 1911 Luisa Hackenberg was registered as the owner of the house. This spacious L-shaped floor plan had seventeen rooms, three kitchens and ten utility rooms distributed within one one-room, one three-room, one six-room and one seven-room apartments, and nine people lived in the house.
Maksimilian Riegl was the fortress treasurer and one of the fortress oath takers of the Court of the Free and Royal City of Osijek. Riegl had a house built on the banks of the Drava near the steamship agency, over which he disputed with the City in 1878 regarding the annual rent of the land on which it was built.
— text written by Grgur Marko Ivanković, senior curator of the Museum of Slavonia in Osijek
Maksimilian is not just accommodation, we offer a unique, unobtrusive local experience based on your individual needs.
Accommodation
We have 12 uniquely equipped rooms. One room is accessible for the disabled, and one is a family room.
De lux
Elegantly decorated, comfortable rooms with preserved original details of the 19th century town house. Size 30-32 m2.
Superior
Charming, comfortable rooms ideal for travelers looking for affordable accommodation in the heart of Osijek.
Size 20-22 m2.
Standard
Located in the original places of the former servants' rooms, with the original details retained. In the period 18.-20. centuries were used for living, today they offer enough comfort for a short stay. View of the common corridor.
Family
A pleasant, charming room whose decoration follows the story of a 19th-century bourgeois house. 2 bedrooms, 32 m2, ideal for a family with children, friends, colleagues
For less mobile people
A charming single room ideal for people with reduced mobility. The possibility of connecting with a larger room in case of arrival of more people.
For breakfast, we offer a variety of sweet and savory spreads, sausages, salami, cheeses, yogurt, juice, milk, eggs, coffee (instant, espresso, turkish)...
For those who like a light breakfast, there are various cereals and seasonal fruits and vegetables. For others, for whom breakfast is the most important meal of the day, we recommend eggs baked with ham and cheese (omelets, scrambled eggs) , which we bake individually for each guest.
Whatever you choose, the breakfast is served so that you can take as much of everything as you want.
We are happy to accommodate guests with specific dietary habits (vegan, gluten free, lactose intolerant, halal...). Please let us know in advance if you have specific requests.
Located in the heart of Osijek Fortress
The fortress, the most touristic and culturally attractive part of the city, a combination of a former military fort and organized civil life, will enchant you with its charm, and the immediate vicinity of the Principality, the Museum, the Rectorate and typical Osijek restaurants and night clubs make us an ideal starting point for both business meetings and sightseeing.
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