Felsenkeller (Höxter)
The Oppermann brewery built the Felsenkeller in Höxter in 1838 as a restaurant. After a first fire in 1897/1898, the restaurant and an adjoining hall building were merged into what would later become known as the Ballhaus . On October 17, 2006, it too burned to the ground. The listed building was located above the Weser at the entrance to Höxter.
history
The building was built as an impressive half-timbered house. Located above the Weser and with a view of Fürstenberg and the Solling , it offered itself early on as a lookout and festival venue close to the city. The building has been expanded and rebuilt several times since 1924. During the Second World War , the Wehrmacht used the building as a military hospital .
The main building (approx. 1200 m² usable area) also had 160 m² of basement. The name Felsenkeller comes from the cellar at the foot of the Ziegenberg, in which the ice used to be stored for cooling. The ice cellar is not open to the public. The entrance can be seen from the B 64 below the former main building.
In 1953 and 1963 the local Höxter volunteer fire brigade held their anniversary celebrations in the Ballhaus.
After several changes of ownership, the Felsenkeller was acquired in 1981 by Gabriele Brenke and Uwe Linsdorf († November 7, 2018). Together with friends and former fellow students, they renovated the dilapidated building and then operated it as the Ballhaus Felsenkeller from 1982 to October 2006 as a disco . According to their own statements, they invested more than 600,000 euros during the years of operation. The rock cellar - often just called the cellar - was known nationwide.
In addition to the regular music program, numerous well-known musicians and bands have performed over the years, including a.
- Alexis Korner
- Absolute beginners
- Billy Cobham
- Blind Passengers on December 23, 1999
- Anne Clark
- Bananafishbones
- Commodores
- Cucumber Men on April 3, 1997
- Desert + Fortune on June 16, 2001 or August 11, 2001
- Diorama
- The doctors on April 15, 1987
- The 3 tornadoes
- The princes
- Die Toten Hosen on March 3, 1985
- Dimple Minds on May 21, 1995
- Fury in the Slaughterhouse on March 30, 1989
- Django Edwards
- Jazz canteen
- Jurassic Pope on April 6, 1997
- Knorkator
- Liquido
- Lost Lyrics on March 23, 1997
- Lucilectric
- Mr. Ed Jumps the Gun May 18, 1995
- Blessed
- SCYCS
- Subway to Sally
- Tanzwut on October 23, 2001
- Terry Hoax
- Steel hammer
- The Bates on September 30, 1993 and December 14, 1999
- The Busters
- The Brandos on October 29, 1992
- The Dark Unspoken on October 8, 2005
- The Eternal Afflict
- Vivid on February 8, 1998
- Wave globe
- Wishbone Ash
- Witthüser & Westrupp
The Ballhaus Felsenkeller was one of the most formative alternative discos in East Westphalia-Lippe and southern Lower Saxony in the late 1980s and early 1990s , along with the Hunky Dory in Detmold , the PC69 in Bielefeld and the Outpost in Göttingen . Especially in the 1980s and early 1990s years was Keller successful. Since the end of the 1990s, however, the number of visitors has decreased significantly.
Since the financing of the building with the costs for maintenance and renovation was no longer secured, the owners applied for demolition in 1999. He was supposed to initiate takeover proceedings because the city of Höxter refused to take over the monument and continue to use it as a historic town hall . This application was negotiated with the Detmold district government for several years until the fire. Finally, the motion was approved in an oral announcement. In the meantime, however, the old Höxter Residenztheater had been converted into a modern town hall and there was no need for this building.
fire
On October 17th, 2006 at around 4 a.m., a fire destroyed the rock cellar. Around 120 firefighters fought the flames. People were not harmed. The amount of damage was around one million euros. Reconstruction was not planned as the site is already planned as a building area. The demolition was approved in late January 2007.
demolition
The ruin was demolished on September 12, 2018. Residential houses are to be built on the former site of the Felsenkeller.
Revival parties
For some time now there have been regular reminders of the musical performances in the rock cellar. Among other things, this happens through revival parties that advertise two Facebook accounts.
Web links
- Fire brigade Höxter October 2006: Major fire destroys Höxter rock cellar
- Westfalen-Blatt 2018: 57 photos Felsenkeller Höxter: demolition and new building site
- Westfalen-Blatt 2017: 69 photos Felsenkeller in Höxter: a piece of history
- Westfalen-Blatt 2016: 41 photos Felsenkeller Höxter: ten years of fire ruin
- Pictures of the fire (Neue Westfälische) ( Memento from December 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- BallhausFelsenkeller.de (official site)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ex-Felsenkeller operator Uwe Linsdorf has died. The architect and restaurateur died at the age of 64. Mathias Brüggemann Neue Westfälische , November 8, 2018 | As of November 8, 2018, 3:55 p.m.
- ↑ Ballhaus known nationwide - operator in the headlines for many years Ex-Felsenkeller host Uwe Linsdorf is dead , Westfalen-Blatt , Thursday, November 8, 2018
- ↑ The former Felsenkeller landlord Uwe Linsdorf died at the age of only 64 , Höxter News, Thursday, November 8, 2018 5:29 p.m.
- ↑ Felsenkeller icon Uwe Linsdorf is dead! , on November 8, 2018 by Wildwechsel
- ↑ V-Lenz Tour Archive
- ↑ Desert + Fortune Release Delayed , Vampster.com
- ↑ Desert + Fortune tour dates
- ↑ The Doctors Tour Archive
- ↑ Die Toten Hosen Tour Archive
- ^ Jurassic Pope 1997
- ↑ Night and fog action: Felsenkeller is just a pile of rubble , Höxter News, Thursday, September 13, 2018 7:51 a.m.
- ↑ To protect the bats: the excavator does not arrive until the night hours - residents experience a unique spectacle Demolition of the legendary rock cellar , Westfalen-Blatt , Thursday, September 13, 2018
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↑ Demolition of the legendary Felsenkeller in Höxter Investor plans seven to ten plots for residential buildings
David Schellenberg, Neue Westfälische , September 13, 2018 | As of September 13, 2018, 1:07 p.m.
Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 57 ″ N , 9 ° 22 ′ 36 ″ E