German House (Flensburg)

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The German House

The German House ( Low German Düütsche Huus ) is a meeting and event center in the center of Flensburg , near the Flensburg City Hall . The building erected in the 1920s is now one of the cultural monuments of Flensburg city center .

Construction and architecture

The German House was built between 1927 and 1930. It was given to the city by the German government as a thank you for the “German loyalty” of Flensburg in the German-Danish referendum in 1920 . At that time, the city voted by a large majority to remain with Germany .

The architects were Theodor Rieve and the municipal building officer Paul Ziegler . The building presents itself in the forms of brick expressionism ; but there are also clear echoes of the New Objectivity . The monumental building is visually similar to the Wilhelmshaven town hall, which was built almost simultaneously between 1928 and 1929. The German House is therefore not a testimony to the architecture of National Socialism , as is sometimes assumed. Buildings that are reminiscent of the Nazi era are located in the Mürwik district , where the Mürwik special area was set up at the end of the war .

The former bandstand of the German House was converted into the NDR-Studio Flensburg after the Second World War .

Berlin Square

On August 13, 1964, the corresponding square in front of the Deutsches Haus, which at that time was still a green space and not yet a parking lot as it is today, was named Berliner Platz . At the inauguration of the square, the mayor Dr. Jensen that the square should remind the people of Flensburg of their obligations towards the Berliners at the time. In addition, it was planned to set up a Berlin bear as a memorial to loyalty. Until then, the Berlin flag should fly over the square. But the bear was never deployed. Instead of a bear, a stone relief was made on which Germany was depicted with the imperial borders of the Weimar Republic , i.e. still with the corresponding eastern areas , and the city of Berlin was symbolically represented by the Brandenburg Gate . The loyalty monument for Berlin, which was made by the Flensburg sculptor Sörensen, was unveiled on September 12, 1965 (see Berlin Milestone ). After the reunification and the recognition of the new borders at that time, the now ambiguous sign was removed. A Berlin bear was again not set up. The old Berlin memorial is said to be stored in the municipal depot today. However, a Klabautermann sculpture by the sculptor Hermann Sörensen still stands in the Osterkoppel district of Friedheim .

use

The German House has a large hall with a stage in which large events take place. On April 10, 1936, the North German Artistic Gymnastics Championships took place here. Shortly afterwards, the German Gymnastics Club Championship in 1939 took place there. On May 5 and 6, 1956, the federal meeting of the displaced Swinoujscie took place for the first time in the Great Hall. At the same time, Flensburg became the sponsored city of Swinoujscie (cf. city ​​sponsorship and city partnerships of Flensburg ). More meetings followed.

Nowadays the German House is best known as a cultural center. It is, among other things, the venue for the Schleswig-Holstein Symphony Orchestra , the Sønderjylland Symphony Orchestra and the Flensburg Bach Choir . In summer it is also the venue for the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival . In addition, the New Year's reception of the city of Flensburg is held every year in the Deutsches Haus . The large hall is also primarily used here.

The beer garden opens in summer, where Flensburg football fans meet for public viewing at the World and European Football Championships . In addition, in the small hall of the German House, there is the Flensburg art house cinema 51 steps , where the Flensburg Short Film Festival takes place regularly in autumn .

Since March 22, 2007, the old library of the German House has been a media center in which several companies have settled: film production, internet service provider, advertising agency, broadcasting studio, event agency and software development.

On February 6, 2014, the people of Flensburg will gather on Berliner Platz for the Oeversee March .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Paul Selk (Ed.): Flensburg anecdotes . 1st edition. Husum Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH u. Co. KG, Husum 1978, ISBN 3-88042-072-6 , 156.Dat musikaalsche Archiv, p. 104 (with the collaboration of Renate Delfs ).
  2. ↑ On the right-hand side at the entrance to the German House there is a memorial sign with the words: “German House. Multipurpose building for public events, built by Ziegler and Rieve 1927-1930. The building was donated to the city of Flensburg by the German Reich because Flensburg supported Germany by a majority in the referendum of 1920. Hence the inscription Reichsdank für deutsche Treue above the main portal. "
  3. ↑ Eiko Wenzel, Henrik Gram: Zeitzeichen, Architektur in Flensburg, 2015, page 22 f.
  4. ↑ See Die Welt : The Nazi Buildings Are Better Than Their Reputation , dated: June 24, 2010; Retrieved on: July 3, 2017
  5. ↑ Flensburg street names . Society for Flensburg City History, Flensburg 2005, ISBN 3-925856-50-1 , article: Berliner Platz
  6. ↑ Flensburg street names . Society for Flensburg City History, Flensburg 2005, ISBN 3-925856-50-1 , article: Berliner Platz
  7. ^ Andreas Oeding, Broder Schwensen, Michael Sturm: Flexikon. 725 aha experiences from Flensburg! Flensburg 2009, article: Berlin memorial
  8. ↑ Flensburg street names . Society for Flensburg City History, Flensburg 2005, ISBN 3-925856-50-1 , article: Berliner Platz
  9. ^ Andreas Oeding, Broder Schwensen, Michael Sturm: Flexikon. 725 aha experiences from Flensburg! Flensburg 2009, article: Berlin memorial
  10. ↑ Marsch und Förde, German House ; Retrieved on: June 20, 2014
  11. ↑ Hamburger Anzeiger, April 11-12, 1936.
  12. ↑ Flensburg street names . Society for Flensburg City History, Flensburg 2005, ISBN 3-925856-50-1 , article: Swinemünder Straße
  13. ^ Andreas Oeding, Broder Schwensen, Michael Sturm: Flexikon . Flexikon 2009, Swinemünder (Świnoujście), p. 229 .
  14. ^ March and Fjord, New Years Reception ; Retrieved on: June 20, 2014
  15. ↑ Marsch und Förde, German House ; Retrieved on: June 20, 2014

Web links

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Coordinates: 54 ° 46 ′ 52 ″  N , 9 ° 26 ′ 18 ″  E