Aloysianum Opladen
| Archbishop's Aloysianum | |
|---|---|
| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1850 |
| closure | 1938 |
| place | Leverkusen - Opladen |
| country | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 3 '54 " N , 7 ° 0' 10" E |
| carrier | Archdiocese of Cologne |
| management | Peter Neuenheuser (1913–1938) |
The Archbishop's Aloysianum was a Catholic high school in Opladen (now part of Leverkusen ) that existed from 1850 to 1938. The Archdiocese of Cologne was responsible for this . The former school building was also used as the Opladen town hall until 1974.
history
Foundation and school operation
The initially unnamed secondary school was founded in 1850 by the then Opladen pastor and dean of the Solingen dean's office, Stephan Josef Krey . Initially, two buildings that still exist today near what will later be the site were used as a school and boarding school. In 1867 the sponsorship was transferred to the archbishopric in Cologne; since then the school has been called the Archbishop's Aloysianum .
In 1907 a new school building was erected on what was then the outskirts, which shaped the Opladen townscape for decades. The representative red brick building was consecrated in 1908.
In 1923 the school became a full high school, so that the students could also take their final exams there. Their catchment area extended far into the Opladen area. Protestant and Jewish students were also taught.
1933-1938
In 1935, the school principal Peter Neuenheuser forbade his students to participate in an anti-church HJ event . Thereupon he was taken into so-called protective custody under degrading circumstances , which led to displeasure among parts of the population in the Catholic Opladen. Neuenheuser was removed from office and had to leave Opladen in 1937. The school was only allowed to accept those students who could not find a place in state schools and was finally closed in 1938. The pupils were forcibly transferred to other schools, most of them to the city's Adolf Hitler High School . The pastor from Opladen, Hermann Milde, defended the school against state hostility at a parents' meeting on the occasion of its closure. He was then expelled from the administrative district.
Further use of the building
The entire school complex was rented to the city of Opladen from 1939 and used as a town hall and as a vocational school, as the previous town hall, the Villa Römer , was too small. In 1954 the city bought the property. The former chapel of the Aloysianum was used from 1945 to 1957 as the church of the newly founded parish of St. Elisabeth . In the 1950s, a number of business pavilions were built in the former school yard in front of the building . The city of Opladen had been planning to redesign the town hall area in the form of a shopping center since the 1960s. As a replacement, a new town hall was built on Konrad-Adenauer-Platz from 1973.
Demolition and reuse of the site
In 1975, after the merger of Opladen with Leverkusen, the building was demolished. Only the former chapel remained. It has been in use since 1995 as one of the first youth churches . During a long-term discussion about the continued use of the site, it was initially used as a parking lot. In 1984 a retirement home was finally built there.
Former students
- Wolfgang Obladen , Lord Mayor of Leverkusen
Teachers
- Peter Neuenheuser , clergyman, headmaster 1913 to 1938, persecuted by the Nazi regime
Sources and literature
- Annual report about the Archbishop's Aloysianum, at the same time a higher educational institution for the lower grammar school and real classes up to Obertertia incl. To Opladen . Beck, Opladen 1869–1872 ( digitized version )
- Annual report on the secondary school in Opladen and the Archbishop's Aloysianum (Catholic boys' pension) connected to it . Beck, Opladen 1873-1907; 1908–1910 ( digitized version )
- Annual report on the Archbishop's Aloysianum in Opladen (high school and boys' boarding school) . Opladen 1911 ( digitized version )
- Annual report on the Aloysianum zu Opladen, Archbishop's Teaching and Education Institution . Opladen 1912–1915 ( digitized version )
- Rolf Müller: Upladhin, Opladen. City Chronicle. City administration of Opladen, Opladen 1974.
