Bispinghof (Munster)

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Coat of arms of the Bischopinck until 1406

The Bispinghof , originally Bischopinkshof, was one of the four courtyards on whose territory the city of Münster later emerged. The court was first mentioned by Bishop Swidger (993-1011) as “in curte sua” and as early as 1213 he was called “Bishop”. The Bispinghof served to supply the Domburg , but was also the seat of several castle men. He was headed by an administrator appointed by the bishop, the so-called villicus . This was Ministeriale , i. H. Servant of the Prince-Bishops in Münster and came from the Bischopinck family named after the court . The Villicus exercised jurisdiction over the Bispinghof. The office was hereditary.

In the 12th century, the farm yard was expanded and reinforced into a fortified base. However, the new residence was rarely used by the bishops and lost its importance in the course of the 13th century. With the peace treaty between Bishop Everhard von Diest and the city of Münster, the court was finally ceded to the city. Parts of the fortifications that protruded into the city were razed .

A street in Münster is named after the Bispinghof. The courtyard was here at the level of the Georgskommende street , which is named after the Georgskommende Münster .

From 1908 to 1910 the new head office of the state insurance institute , later known as the German Pension Insurance Westphalia , was built under the direction of Hubert Holtmann at Bispinghof. Today the buildings at Bispinghof are used by the Westphalian Wilhelms University . a. the University and State Library of Münster is located there . Since 1999, those scenes from the television series Wilsberg that take place at the Münster police station have been filmed at Bispinghof .

literature

  • Wilhelm Kohl: The dioceses of the church province Cologne. The diocese of Münster . Volume 7.1: The Diocese. (Germania Sacra, NF Vol. 37.1). de Gruyter, Berlin 1999, p. 20 (online)
  • Wilhelm Sauer: The episcopal castle on the Bispinghof in Münster. A contribution to the older topography and history of the city of Münster . In: Journal for patriotic history and antiquity . 32,1, 1874, pp. 160-195.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gerhard Altekamp: Münster: the image of the old city . Fahle, 1980, p. 22.
  2. ↑ Ursula Böhm: 1890-1980. 90 years of self-administration by the State Insurance Institution of Westphalia. Münster 1980, p. 23.

Coordinates: 51 ° 57 ′ 37.5 ″  N , 7 ° 37 ′ 9.4 ″  E