A view of the former Keidel Memorial Hospital on E. Main St. in downtown Fredericksburg, Texas. Constructed in 1909, this building was built for Dr. Albert Keidel, son of Fredericksburg's first physician, Dr. Wilhelm Victor Keidel. Keidel Memorial Hospital served the people of Fredericksburg until the larger and more modern Hill Country Memorial Hospital opened in 1971. Today the repurposed building is a tourist draw for a gourmet kitchen store known as Der Kuchen Laden, owned by the granddaughter of Dr. Victor Keidel, and for the Rathskeller, a restaurant offering German and American plates.
Fredericksburg is a historic German settlement located in Hill Country, about 75 miles from both Austin and San Antonio. The city is the birthplace of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet during World War II. Fredericksburg is a tourist draw noted for its picturesque Main St. with its old-time storefronts and sidewalk canopies. The seat of Gillespie County, the estimated population of Fredericksburg in 2019 was 11,496.
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