Amalie and Gustav Struve
"Bastion 30" was the name of the building in which Gustav Struve was imprisoned in 1849. His offense: A year earlier, he had proclaimed the German Republic in Lörrach. While Gustav Struve was behind bars, his wife Amalie lived here in the "Zum grünen Berg" Inn – now known as the Palace Restaurant.
Amalie was an established democrat and women's rights activist. So it goes without saying that democratically-minded people flocked to the inn. Here they could openly discuss politics and exchange ideas. Amalie Struve knew how to inspire people, so it was easy for her to win over fellow campaigners for the revolutionary cause.
Once the revolution had been suppressed, the Struves fled across the "pond" to America. Amalie became involved in the US women's movement while Gustav, on the other hand, became an officer in the northern states. The two lived a vegetarian lifestyle – so they were ahead of their time in this respect too. Gustav Struve only returned to Germany after his wife’s death and once former revolutionaries had been granted amnesty.
