Identity and scope
The place represented by this record
French commune and historical Alsatian town represented as an origin in the Hildebrand correspondence.1, 2
Editorial boundary. The historical German form Zabern is a time-scoped name, not a second place.
Documentary names
Names preserved in the evidence
Forms are ordered by their earliest dated appearance in the archive. The preferred name supports navigation; historical spellings and abbreviations remain searchable and are never silently replaced.
| Name form | Use | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saverne, France | Preferred name; form recorded in the correspondence | 4 letters, 1890–1896 |
Documented connections
People, places and correspondence
3 letters
Evidence in Neruda Archives
Letters connected with this identity
Every link opens the stable public record with manuscript images, transcription, translation and metadata.
NRA-L-000163 · 1890-10-15
Postcard from Léon Louis to Pernod Fils requesting advertising material for Schneider's brasserie, October 15, 1890
Origin as recorded: Saverne, France
NRA-L-000170 · 1891-11-19
Postcard from Hildebrand of Café Claude to Pernod Fils ordering thirty to thirty-five litres of absinthe, November 19, 1891
Origin as recorded: Saverne, France
NRA-L-000168 · 1895-04-12
Postcard from Hildebrand of Café Claude to Pernod Fils ordering a barrel of absinthe, April 12, 1895
Origin as recorded: Saverne, France
NRA-L-000164 · 1896-06-01
Postcard from Hildebrand of Café Claude to Pernod Fils ordering a barrel of absinthe, June 1, 1896
Origin as recorded: Saverne, France
Sources
Evidence used for this authority
- Wikidata: Saverne (Q22741)Wikidata · 2026-08-27
- Neruda Archives Absinthe place authority registry v1
How this identity was established
This local place authority combines reviewed correspondence routes, preserved documentary forms and confirmed geographic identifiers. A municipality, a wider administrative area and a transport facility remain separate entities even when their names overlap.
Future corrections are recorded as new, sourced decisions rather than silently overwriting earlier evidence.