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The long and fascinating history of Heilbronn is the subject of extraordinary exhibitions at the city archives and museum, well worth a visit by any visitor. Adolf Cluss's grandfather, father, and a half-brother were all active in the building trades in Heilbronn. One imposing structure built by Cluss's father, Heinrich Abraham Cluss, remains standing today on the south side of the city center: originally known as the "Clussbau" (the "Cluss Building"), it later became known as the "Wilhelmsbau" in honor of Württemberg's King Wilhelm II. Nearby is another building that bears testimony to the the family's high social and economic status in 19th-century Heilbronn. Cluss's half-sister, Henriette Cluss married a sugar merchant, Andreas Faisst, in1859. Their sumptuous villa has survived and is today used as a wine marketing center, the Wein Villa. But today, the name Cluss is best remembered in Heilbronn as the name of a local beer from a brewery founded by another of Adolf Cluss's half-brothers, August Cluss. The brewery has since been sold to Baden-Württemberg's largest brewer, Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu AG, which still markets the beers under the Cluss name. |
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