Bitzenstrasse 34-36 (Hungen)

Bitzenstrasse 34–36 from the north

Bitzenstrasse 34–36 from the south

Parcel maps Hungen 1856–1862 with the building (right center)

The late medieval half-timbered house at Bitzenstrasse 34-36 in Hungen , Gießen district, is a Hessian cultural monument for historical and urban planning reasons . It is the oldest residential building in the town of Hungen and the district's oldest farmhouse.

The corner house is exposed on a street triangle, from which Bitzenstraße runs in three directions in the city center, uphill to the Protestant town church Hungen , to the market square and out of town over the dam on the Horloff river (Dammweg). Dendrochronological studies on the beams of the front house date the building to the year 1465.

The two-storey building stands on a low natural stone base and unites two separate apartments with approx. 90 m² each under a shared saddle roof. The building was divided in 1737. The door to Bitzenstraße 34 is on the gable side, the door to Bitzenstraße 36 on the eaves side. The gable façades in post construction and the strongly curved half-timbered thresholds point to the old age of the twin house. The front part of the building (No. 34) shows, in contrast to the rear part, between the ground floor and the first floor an overhang.

In 1618 a barn was added. The entire south wall (rear gable wall) of the building was renewed in 1658, the corner posts have been preserved and the front part of them shortened by approx. 25 centimeters. Since then, the floor plan is no longer perfectly rectangular. When the house was divided in 1737, a new entrance and new walls were created. In 1808 the building received two half-timbered stables. As early as 1887/8, the half-timbering on the post facade to the courtyard was renewed. In 1984 the rear structure Bitzenstraße 36 was privately acquired and expanded, in 2008 the house owner also acquired the end structure Bitzenstraße 34 of the half-timbered house. In 2009–2013 the plaster and cladding of the head structure was exposed and restored. The urban development subsidy subsidized the private builder with 105,000 euros, the state of Hesse with 30,000 euros and the district with 11,000 euros. During the renovation, the old structure was largely preserved, and only a few oak beams were replaced by demolition frameworks from the area. The front building received three dormers , the rear building already had four. The beams of the framework are dark brown, the fields white.

In 2014, the client and three craftsmen received third place in the Federal Prize for Crafts in Monument Preservation . In 2014 the client also received the Hessian Monument Preservation Prize “for the committed and sensitive repair and renovation of the oldest farmhouse (built in 1465) in the district of Gießen”.

literature

• Karlheinz Lang, Reinhold Schneider, Martina Weißenmayer: Bitzenstrasse 34-36. In: Landkreis Gießen I , Monument Topography Federal Republic of Germany, Cultural Monuments in Hesse, published by the State Office for Monument Preservation Hesse, Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, p. 76
• Katharina Benak: Late medieval half-timbering in Hungen (Bitzenstraße 34-36) , Preservation of Monuments & Cultural History, 1/2014, p. 20f
• Ulf von Mechow: Documentary about renovation work in Bitzenstrasse 36 , 1984

Remarks

1. ↑ bnf: A childhood in the »Bitze« , Gießener Allgemeine, February 14, 2014
2. ↑ ivi: There were also many new things for locals ( memento of the original from March 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Gießener Anzeiger, September 3, 2013
3. ↑ mbr: Wanted: The "right tenant" for an extraordinary property ( memento of the original from March 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Gießener Anzeiger, May 14, 2013
4. ↑ us: A 550-year-old building is being made fit for the future , Gießener Allgemeine, November 23, 2009
5. ↑ mbr: Exemplary renovation is nearing the end ( memento of the original from March 13, 2014 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. , Gießener Anzeiger, August 21, 2012
6. ↑ An old house should get much older - Bitzenstrasse 34/36 in Hungen is being completely renovated , Gießener Anzeiger, November 24, 2009
7. ↑ kr: After the renovation of the city museum? ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2014 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. , Giessener Anzeiger, January 16, 2014
8. ↑ tr: Interior work in the oldest house in Hungen almost completed , Gießener Allgemeine, May 13, 2013
9. ^ Vip: Restoration of the half-timbered house in Bitzenstrasse , Hungener Anzeiger, October 18, 2013
10. ↑ us / pm: Monument Protection Prize for Wolfgang Wagner from Hungen , Gießener Allgemeine, October 18, 2014
11. ↑ Federal Prize for Handicrafts in Monument Preservation 2014 Hessen ( Memento from 23 September 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF), Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks e. V. (ZDH)
12. ↑ Federal Prize for Crafts in Monument Preservation goes to Hungen ( Memento from December 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), Gießen district
13. ↑ Award of the Hessian Monument Preservation Prize 2014 ( certificate ), State Office for Monument Preservation Hesse
14. ↑ Hesse looks at Hungener Haus with joy and respect , Kreis-Anzeiger, October 18, 2014

Web links

Commons : Bitzenstraße 34-36 (Hungen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 50 ° 28 ′ 30.3 ″  N , 8 ° 54 ′ 8 ″  E