Old Rietkötter brewery
The Alte Brauhaus Rietkötter is the oldest surviving residential building in downtown Bochum .
The half-timbered house was probably built after the fire in Bochum in 1581. It is documented that beer was brewed at this site as early as 1645. The pastor family Ostermann is said to have lived there in the 17th century, from which Heinrich Johann Friedrich Ostermann (1686–1747), a Russian Vice Chancellor , emerged. The old half-timbered house was plastered in 1777 to protect against conflagrations.
The house survived the 150 bomb attacks on Bochum during World War II . Only the attached brewery from the 19th century fell victim to the bombs in 1943.
In addition to the air raids, many Bochum half-timbered houses also fell victim to inner-city redevelopment (1930s Grabenstrasse, 1980s Gerberviertel). Thus, this house, in which the last Bochum cowherd Fritz Kortebusch is said to have often drank his milk , is one of the few buildings that are reminiscent of the former farming town on Hellweg . The city of Bochum added it to the list of monuments in 1986 .
location
- Address: Altes Brauhaus Rietkötter, Große Beckstraße 7, 44787 Bochum
- Public transport: Bochum, Bochum main station
Web links
- Website Brauhaus Rietkötter. Retrieved December 29, 2016 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 56.6 ″ N , 7 ° 13 ′ 10.2 ″ E