German Heritage in New Braunfels Texas Town Square
It’s always fun to discover historical information about German Heritage across America. Today we take a look at the German influence and history of the town square in New Braunsfels, Texas.
Source: Texas Historical Comission
Below is a video from the Texas Historical Commission that provides an introduction to the architectural history of New Braunfels’ town square that was produced for a Texas Time Travel Tours heritage travel app.
New Braunfels, Texas was established in 1845 by Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels. He was titled as the royal Commissioner General of the Adelsverein, also known as the Noblemen’s Society. It’s recognized in German as Mainzer Adelsverein.
Prince Solms named the settlement in honor of his home town of Solms-Braunfels, Germany.