Old forester's house Rehsiepen

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The Alte Forsthaus Rehsiepen is a former forester's house in the Rothaargebirge in the town of Schmallenberg in North Rhine-Westphalia . Built in 1885, it combines living and agricultural spaces under one roof. In its original state of construction, it was preserved by the current owners and brought into the "Altes Forsthaus Rehsiepen" foundation as a monument in 2009 .

Old forester's house Rehsiepen from 1885. The Tennentor leads to the living area on the left; on the right is the business section.

Geographical location

The Alte Forsthaus Rehsiepen is located in the Hochsauerlandkreis in the eastern part of the town of Schmallenberg, not far from the border with the neighboring town of Winterberg. It is located in the Rehsiepen district in a single location at an altitude of 600 m in the upper Sorpe Valley .

architecture

The former forest ranger farmstead is a cross-walled house built in 1884/85 , in which living and agricultural spaces are combined under one roof and separated by the cross-walled floorboard. The single-storey building is accessed from the eaves side. The front door of the slated residential part occupies the central axis of the wall openings, and the plastered economic part is equipped with a segmental arched tent door. Doors lead from the threshing floor to the living and business areas. The gable roof of the building with the strong roof overhangs is covered with natural slate. The floating gables , made in 1996 based on old photos, were almost synonymous with forest houses at the time of construction. The old German roofing , the floating gables and the original Faschen window testify to the preservation of the craft tradition.

Historical meaning

Thanks to its current owners, the former forester's house has largely been preserved in its original state. With a multitude of historical elements of building and living - from the oven in the basement to the smokehouse in the attic to the barn with natural stone paving in a herringbone pattern - it is of above-average importance not only for the town of Schmallenberg, but also for the Sauerland due to its high level of authenticity . That is why it was included in the list of monuments in 1990 as an architectural monument .

The surrounding open spaces with the historical garden, the trees planted at the same time as the forester's house, as well as the wet meadows and pastures, testify not only to the earlier way of life of forest workers, but also to contemporary ideas about the design of nature. The registration was therefore extended to these land areas in 2007, as they are to be regarded as significant in connection with the building in “folklore and scientific terms”.

history

First postcard of the forester's house in Rehsiepen from 1899, 14 years after it was built

The history of the forester's house Rehsiepen is closely linked with the history of the forest protection area Sorpe, but also with the history of the village Rehsiepen and its inhabitants.

Previous building in Mittelorpe

In 1808 the first "Revierforster-Etablissement" was built in Mittelorpe so that the 2200 acres of Sorper forests could be properly managed . Because of the small amount of real estate in Mittelorpe, the Royal Forester Schmitt was already leased in 1820 "... arable land and meadows ... in the Rehseifen near Sorpe". Since then, the Mittelorp foresters had most of their service lands on the outskirts of what would later become the village of Rehsiepen.

New building in Rehsiepen

Structural deficiencies due to the damp subsoil, lack of economic land, long distances to the district and the many problems with the remote service areas in Rehsiepen finally led to the construction of a new forester's house, now in Rehsiepen. Rehsiepen is the highest village in the Sorpe valley and at the same time the youngest settlement; In 1824 two charcoal burning families were the first to build a modest “permanent house” here. Rehsiepen first appears in the Oberkirchen statistics in 1840. At that time there were 47 residents in 5 houses, whose cattle wealth consisted of 4 cows, 1 cattle and 1 pig. In May 1884, the public tender for the construction of a new forester's house with a farm building, estimated at 11,300 marks , took place. In October 1885 it was ready to move into and the Mittelorper Forsthaus was auctioned for demolition.

Over the years, 13 foresters with their families and farm animals lived in the Rehsieper forester's house; At times, foreign workers and displaced persons also lived under the roof of the house. When a job change was due again in 1969, and extensive renovation work and modern renovations were required, the tax authorities decided to build a new forester's house. At that time, many “official residences” lost their traditional use. In January 1971, this forest building was also offered for sale “in a very scenic location against the written highest bid”.

Winter magic around the old forester's house, far from urban civilization

Old Forest House Rehsiepen Foundation

The forester's house Rehsiepen had been used as a forest ranger farm for 85 years. Through the letter auction it came into the possession of the teacher Peter Michels and his wife Bärbel, who live in the house. You have decided to keep your home as authentic as possible and to refrain from fundamental changes. The land belonging to the property is used for agriculture.

Since the couple has no descendants, they decided in 2009 to transfer their estate to the independent, non-profit foundation “Altes Forsthaus Rehsiepen”. The central task is the permanent use and preservation of the old forester's house along with the garden and the surrounding open spaces in their historical appearance, the support of projects in the field of monument and nature conservation and the research of historical forms of construction and life in South Westphalia .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Forestry file No. 8, Vol. 1 of the forest protection district Sorpe " Gerechtsamen und Streitsachen", kept from 1803

literature

  • Peter & Bärbel Michels: Forester's House Rehsiepen - A house turns 100 years old. Self-published, Schmallenberg 1986.
  • Peter & Bärbel Michels: The Sorpe Valley and its inhabitants in earlier times. Self-published, Schmallenberg 1986.
  • Bärbel Michels: Rehsiepen around 1910 . In: Wolfgang Schultz: Preserved Past. Grobbel-Verlag, Schmallenberg 1994.
  • David Gropp among others: About the state ranger farms. In: Preservation of monuments in Westphalia-Lippe. No. 1, 2009, pp. 4-8
  • Sauerland mountain stream. Official SGV magazine. January 1914.
  • Bärbel Michels: Isolde von der Hunau - From the diary of an extraordinary dog [from the forester's house Rehsiepen]. In: Yearbook Hochsauerlandkreis 2000 , pp. 10–16.
  • Bärbel Michels: “Barking Toads”, “Plintslicken”, “Frog Rain” and “Rain Men” - (non-) everyday nature observations [around the old forester's house Rehsiepen]. In: Yearbook Hochsauerlandkreis 2005 , pp. 39–48.
  • Bärbel Michels: Expulsion from Silesia and a new beginning in the Sauerland [in the forester's house Rehsiepen] ... illustrated using the example of an affected family. In: Yearbook Hochsauerlandkreis 2007 , pp. 15–33.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 7.7 "  N , 8 ° 24 ′ 58.7"  E