Bontkirchener Hut

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The Bontkirchener Hütte was an early modern mining company near Bontkirchen (today Brilon ).

history

Bontkirchen was on the border of the former Duchy of Westphalia and Waldeck and originally belonged to the Bredelar Monastery . Due to the border location, the place and the iron and steel works there were controversial. The supply of iron (ore) from Waldeck to the companies was disputed. The use of the disputed forests between the two territories for the production of charcoal was also problematic. The sovereign has forbidden the delivery of charcoal from Bontkirchen to Waldeck.

The history of the coal and steel industry in Bontkirchen is only known in fragments. Iron trade activities are documented for the first time for the year 1540. In the cologne camp register from 1612 two ironworks are still recorded. At that time half belonged to the Abbot of Bredelar. It is known that a new building or extension of a hut was planned in 1616. Around this time a consortium was formed that was also interested in the Bontkirchen location.

While other businesses in the region were shut down during the Thirty Years War , at least one hut in remote Bontkirchen was able to last until 1648. The exact location of the early establishments is not entirely clear in the tradition. It is also unclear whether they belong to Waldeck or the Duchy of Westphalia.

The important trade family Kannegießer had been involved in what was then the only hut in the village since 1728 at the latest. Later, the Ulrich trade family was also involved. The important Köchling trade family lived in Bontkirchen between the 16th and 18th centuries. In addition, other families from Brilon and other places had mining interests there.

Most of the ore came from the Brilon Eisenberg . In addition to pig iron, the smelter also produced cast iron as early as the 18th century. At least 1,000 furnaces were cast between 1729 and 1741. These were mostly sold in the local area. A part was also exported via Soest .

At the end of the 18th century, the Kropff-Hester family was particularly keen to poach smelters from Bontkirchen for the Olsberger Hütte. Hauliers lived on the spot from the transport of raw materials and products. At the beginning of the 19th century the hut ceased operations.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilfried Reininghaus, Reinhard Köhne: Mining, smelting and hammer works in the Duchy of Westphalia in the Middle Ages and in the early modern period. Münster 2008, pp. 135, 233f.
  2. ↑ Stefan Gorißen: A forgotten area. Iron ore mining and metallurgy in the Duchy of Westphalia in the 18th century. In: Karl Peter Ellerbrock, Tanja Bessler-Worbs (Hrsg.): Economy and society in south-eastern Westphalia. Society for Westphalian Economic History. Dortmund 2001, p. 41.
  3. ↑ Stefan Gorißen: A forgotten area. Iron ore mining and metallurgy in the Duchy of Westphalia in the 18th century. In: Karl Peter Ellerbrock, Tanja Bessler-Worbs (Hrsg.): Economy and society in south-eastern Westphalia. Society for Westphalian Economic History. Dortmund 2001, p. 40.
  4. ^ Wilfried Reininghaus, Reinhard Köhne: Mining, smelting and hammer works in the Duchy of Westphalia in the Middle Ages and in the early modern period. Münster 2008, p. 169.
  5. ^ Wilfried Reininghaus, Reinhard Köhne: Mining, smelting and hammer works in the Duchy of Westphalia in the Middle Ages and in the early modern period. Münster 2008, p. 176.

literature

  • Wilfried Reininghaus, Reinhard Köhne: Mining, smelting and hammer works in the Duchy of Westphalia in the Middle Ages and in the early modern period. Münster 2008, pp. 233-235.