Old Hitzacker Customs House
The old customs house Hitzacker is a former customs house in Hitzacker (Elbe) built in 1589 , which is now a museum .
history
The old customs house is the oldest surviving building in Hitzacker. It stands where the Elbe toll has been proven to have been collected since 1248. Until shortly before 1589, the customs house only comprised the western part of the building. Only for the new building of the customs house in 1589 bought Duke William of Brunswick-Luneburg the noble family Bulow their property, and enlarged it to the customs house. In 1668 the customs house survived a major fire that devoured all neighboring town houses and the old St. John's Church. At the beginning of the 18th century - still clearly visible today - cultivation was carried out in Zollstrasse. With the abolition of customs duties as a result of the establishment of the Reich in 1872, the centuries-long function of the house ended. The Royal Waterworks Office moved in, and in 1958 the Waterways and Shipping Office; Some of his servants also had their apartments here.
museum
In 1985/86 the customs house became a museum through conversion and renovation measures. The museum's motto is Hitzacker - GrenzenLos - The life of the people with the Elbe and Jeetzel, their struggle to set or overcome limits . It provides information about the history of the city surrounded by water and often threatened by the Elbe river. In addition to the history of the customs house, the Elbe toll, the story of the robber baron Riebe on the Weinbergburg or everyday urban finds, the recent past and the topic of borders are also presented. In addition, shipbuilding, shipping and hydraulic engineering played a central role for centuries.
City personalities are also presented:
- August d. J. (August II.) , Who resided in Hitzacker from 1604 to 1634
- Bernhard Varenius , the founder of modern geography
- Claus von Amsberg , later the "Prince of the Netherlands"
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Coordinates: 53 ° 9 ′ 8.2 ″ N , 11 ° 2 ′ 50 ″ E