Augsburg-Bannacker
Bannacker is the south-western part of the city of Augsburg . It emerged from the hamlet of Bannacker, which belongs to the municipality of Bergheim , when the municipality of Bergheim came to the city of Augsburg in 1972 as part of the incorporation. The hamlet of Bannacker consisted of the Bannacker estate, owned by the Bertele family, and the Schäffler family estate, the so-called Jägersölde. Today the district of Bannacker still consists of Gut Bannacker, still owned by the Bertele family, the Jägersölde, still owned by the Schäffler family, and the Boecker family estate, the youngest and the smallest with only two paddocks.
history
For the first time, Bannacker is mentioned as the property of a “miles de Bonacker” family. It is not certain what Bannacker looked like at that time. Around 1237 the property was transferred to the Heilig-Geist-Spital in Augsburg, the coat of arms of Bannacker was merged with the coat of arms of the Heilig-Geist-Spital.
As can be seen from old maps, Bannacker was a collection of farmsteads. During the secularization, Johann Gottlieb Süßkind , who was promoted to the rank of baron in 1821, acquired Bannacker together with the associated forests and land from the Heilig-Geist-Spital and built a farmhouse and servants' house typical of this area, as is still often found in the area today can be found, with a side entrance, servants' rooms and stables under one roof, which, however, corresponded to the size of the new property. After the death of Johann Gottlieb Freiherr von Süßkind, his daughter Henriette sold the forest (Spitalwald) to the Fugger family and the land and the buildings to the Deuringer family.
The Schäffler family kept their Jägersölde property. The Deuringer family, since they were childless, sold the Bannacker estate to the Fuerst Fugger-Babenhausen family . Princess Eleonora Fugger von Babenhausen modernized the business, built agricultural buildings and also the so-called villa (house no.6), since the farmhouse (house no.2), the later so-called old mansion, was no longer suitable for somewhat more sophisticated living requirements and served as a servants' house under the Fugger, Weininger and Bertele families. A photograph shows her and friends on horseback in the courtyard of the property. In fact, the estate was intended to be used for breeding polo horses, which, however, failed due to the harsh climate and high humidity. The old manor house was officially named "old manor house" by Dr. Konstantin Bertele when drawing up the Bavarian list of monuments in the early 1970s, whereby the term mansion is not synonymous with a castle or something similar, but merely the indication that it is the first farmhouse built by Süßkind in Bannacker.
In 1931, the Berlin-based Richard Weininger family acquired the Bannacker estate. He set up a polo field in order to be able to carry out polo games with his polo team “The Bendlers” during the season, because accommodation for the horses was already available in part due to the stud experiment. In addition, a stable for horses for fox hunting was set up, which his wife looked after. Contrary to some publications, a “polo and riding club” was not established. With the death of Prince Georg Fugger in 1935, co-founder of the polo games, these ended. This also ended Mr. Weininger's seasonal stays in Bannacker. Mrs. Weininger now established an emigration center for Jews to Palestine. Of course, that was a “provocation” for some of the villagers.
In 1937 Weininger was forced to sell by the Nazis. In his memoirs he writes about this:
“... the black SS reappeared at Gut Bannacker and the Bavarian state authorities ordered the sale of the entire property. In fact, it was an expropriation - very simple. "
The Bertele family, who were friends, later took over the Bannacker estate, although they allegedly had the same hostility as the Weininger family from parts of the local population, not least because they were proud to have a blood medalist in the community. There is no evidence for this. In 1992 the Bertele family decided to outsource the villa (house no. 6), the so-called old manor house (house no. 2) and two horse paddocks from the Bannacker estate, to make them an independent property and to sell them. All other buildings, the St. Leonhard Chapel, agricultural areas, the forest, roads, paths and bodies of water remained at Gut Bannacker and thus owned by the Bertele family. The reason for this was allegedly the fact that the city of Augsburg had refused all permits for changes of use and building permits that would have been necessary for a renovation of the servants' house. This does not seem credible, especially since the subsequent owner carried out the urgently needed repairs without any problems.
In 1993, Mr. Bernward M. Boecker, the offspring of an old entrepreneurial family from Westphalia, who came to Augsburg in the 1930s, but parts of whose company fell into insolvency at the beginning of this century, acquired the one that was severely dilapidated and vermin-infested from the Bannacker estate Estate. It is not correct that he further developed the building plans received from the Bertele family; rather, the Augsburg architects Gottfried Schröder implemented a new, multi-award-winning concept of integrating the very dilapidated substance into a new building. Living spaces were created from the horse stables and the garage in the old manor house. The old riding arena was converted into a hall in which internationally celebrated concerts and sound recordings take place. A fountain was also built in the courtyard. In parts of the literature it is erroneously assumed that the Bannacker estate (as a farm) has changed hands several times. This only applies to the Boecker property. Gut Bannacker has been owned by the Bertele family without interruption for more than seventy years.
St. Leonhard Chapel
The St. Leonhard Chapel (built in 1748 by Joseph Dossenberger the Younger) belongs to the Bannacker estate of the Bertele family. It is separated from the Boecker estate by a fence. In 1986 the owner organized the first ride (Leonhardiritt) from Bergheim to the chapel in Bannacker, followed by a horse consecration, together with horse enthusiasts from Bergheim. In the absence of interest and due to the fact that the Bergheim organizer had meanwhile moved away from Bergheim, the rides were stopped. In the 1990s, the ARGE of the Bergheimer associations, together with the owner of the Boecker Ritte property, resumed Bannacker. ARGE Bergheim informed the owner that the chapel was not needed for this. Since then, the rides have been taking place on the second weekend in November with lively participation, without using the St. Leonhard Chapel, which would also be impossible due to the number of participants. Rather, there is a service followed by a blessing of the horses (and other animals) in the courtyard of the Boecker family's estate.
Concerts in Bannacker
Since 2002 concerts with internationally renowned artists have been held regularly in the hall of the Herrenhaus Bannacker. These include Hannelore Elsner , Peter Simonischek , Sebastian Knauer , Daniel Hope , Wu Han , David Finckel , Daniel Müller-Schott , Josef Bulva , the Henschel Quartet and many other classical stars. Garden parties and picnics take place in the park. In many cases, the property is now compared with the English Glyndebourne . In addition to the concerts, social events take place in the Herrenhaus Bannacker, such as vernissages (e.g. with the Italian painter Mauro Bergonzoli ), balls and receptions, mostly for the benefit of the numerous, non-profit organizations of the owners.
Monument ensemble
Gut Bannacker is a listed building . The ensemble includes the old manor house, farm building, villa, Jägersölde and the baroque St. Leonhards Chapel.
publication
- Christof Metzger: country estates of Augsburg patricians . Munich / Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-422-06574-1 .
- Georg Kuhn: Bannacker a hamlet with a past , 1996.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Eleonora Fugger-Babenhausen: In the splendor of the imperial era. Amalthea, Vienna 1989, ISBN 3-85002-132-7 (first published 1932).
- ^ Richard Weininger: Exciting Years , edited by Rodney Campbell. 1978
- ↑ Brockel & Mueller: Former economic building and stables, renovation project , Augsburg 1994 in the holdings of the Swabian Architecture Museum and the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
- ↑ Augsburger Südanzeiger, November 2011 ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF) accessed on November 16, 2015
- ↑ Georg Nagler: 111 places in Augsburg that you have to see. Emons Verlag, Cologne 2015, ISBN 978-3-95451-598-1
- ↑ Augsburg Journal , October 2015, October 2014, March 2014, February 2015
Coordinates: 48 ° 18 ' N , 10 ° 48' E