Fleurshof (Oberaussem)
The Fleurshof , also called Galenhof, is a listed manor in Oberaussem .
history
The court complex was first mentioned in the 17th century as the seat of Baron Franz von Galen . The von Galen line was followed by the von Loyson family, which was merged into the von Berken family in the 18th century, who took over the estate in 1744. The imperial abbey Kornelimünster was the feudal lord of the estate . In 1778 the farm was acquired by Baron von Cloudt.
During the time of the French occupation from 1794 to approx. 1815, the estate was used as a hospital for wounded French officers . The farm most likely owes its current name "Fleurshof" to this purpose. It is said that during his visit to Bergheim Napoleon also visited his injured officers who were housed in the Fleurshof. After Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Waterloo , the Fleurshof became the property of the Hintzen family, who partially renovated the farm in 1841.
The manor also included a large moat that almost completely enclosed the courtyard. In the 19th and 20th In the 19th century, the pond was filled in and turned into a pasture for the farm animals.
20th century
At the beginning of the 20th century, ownership passed to the Hamacher family, who set up a butcher's shop and a grocery store there. In 1945 American soldiers occupied the courtyard and set up a radio and telephone station there. A hole in the front door, which was drilled by the occupiers to lay cables, dates from this time. After an extension for the butcher's shop was built in the 1950s, it was given up in the 1970s.
today
The Fleurshof has been extensively restored in recent years and is now one of the few agricultural farms in Oberaussem.
Web links
literature
- Local history of the municipality of Oberaußem , 1912, new edition 2000
- Ulrich Reimann: Agricultural goods and farms in Oberaußem , 2010
Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 22.2 " N , 6 ° 40 ′ 36.9" E