Holtzbrinck Castle

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Holtzbrinck Castle with a garden
Gate to the courtyard

The Burg Holtzbrinck is a meeting place in the center of Altena . It can also be rented for celebrations and conferences. The building was given the name "castle" because of its castle-like construction.

history

Holtzbrinck Castle is the oldest town house in the city. The building was first mentioned in 1643 when it was bought by the rent master and ex-count Georg Holtzbrinck (approx. 1610–1664). The oldest part of the house probably dates back to the 16th century .

After the death of Georg Holtzbrinck, his son Stephan Johann Holtzbrinck (1636–1703) took over the building. Between 1673 and 1689 he made major changes to the building so that it was roughly the way it is today.

When Louise Eva Anna von Holtzbrinck (granddaughter of Arnold Ludwig von Holtzbrinck ) married Hans von Carlowitz , ownership of the castle passed to him in 1894. His second wife Elfriede had renovations carried out and the stables and service accommodation converted into apartments. In 1972 she sold the building to the city of Altena. It was then restored over many years and then declared a community center in 1976. In 1980 and 1981 an underground car park was built in front of the castle, on which there is a rococo- style garden in front of the castle .

Premises

  • The meeting place: space for around 60 people (including bar and kitchen)
  • The blue room (wedding room): space for 10 people; this is where weddings take place.
  • The fireplace room: space for 30 people
  • The Georg von Holtzbrinck Hall: space for 160 people

Trivia

Günter Wallraff describes in one of his books the grievances under which Elfriede von Carlowitz's employees lived in their apartments at the castle.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ L. Gerstein, pedigree of the Schmemann and Gerstein families , Hagen 1934, pp. 162, 166 ( personal data sheet )
  2. ↑ L. Gerstein, pedigree of the Schmemann and Gerstein families , Hagen 1934, p. 165, and R. Rocholl, Geschichte des Rocholls from Radevormwald , Berlin 1938, p. 360 (No. 10) ( personal data sheet )
  3. ↑ a b District archive of the Märkisches Kreis: House Carlowitz-Holtzbrinck. Retrieved March 17, 2018 .
  4. ^ A b Günter Wallraff: 13 unwanted reports . Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Berlin 1969, p. 80-90 .
  5. ↑ Burg Holtzbrinck on the website of the city of Altena

Web links

Commons : Burg Holtzbrinck  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 43.9 "  N , 7 ° 40 ′ 25.6"  E