Albert Altenburg

Albert Altenburg (born March 26, 1894 in Schivelbein , † May 30, 1950 in Marburg an der Lahn ) was a German wood carver and architect .

Life

After training and studying, Albert Altenburg lived in his home town of Schivelbein. There he built a castle-like and structurally remarkable villa south of the city park in the mid-1920s. Beyond the boundaries of his home district, he mainly worked as an interior designer - together with his wife Luise, née von der Wehd, whom he married in the late 1930s and who was also an interior designer.

The Altenburg couple designed a. a. the interior of the meeting room in the former Schivelbein district and the large meeting room in the district building in Belgard . Albert Altenburg's wood carving works were particularly well known and loved.

When Schivelbein was occupied by Red Army troops on March 4, 1945 , the Altenburgs stayed in town. They had to help the Poles with the repair of St. Mary's Church , which was badly damaged by the armed conflict .

In the first months of 1947, after a difficult fate, they were expelled from their hometown and found a first home in Netra ( Werra-Meißner district ) in Hesse . In February 1950 they moved to Eschwege .

Albert Altenburg was unable to resume his professional activity due to illness. He did not survive a hospital stay. His funeral took place in Braunschweig .

Luise von der Wehd-Altenburg later moved to Cologne and then to the Netherlands .

literature

• Siegfried Gehrmann: Architect and wood carver Albert Altenburg from Schivelbein . In: The Belgard district. From the story of a Pomeranian home district. Belgard-Schivelbein home district committee, Celle 1989, p. 984.