Friedrich-Carls-Huette

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The Friedrich-Carls-Hütte , also Friedrich-Carl-Hütte , was a location with ore mining and ironworks , which was founded on May 24th, 1736 in Delligsen (Lower Saxony) by Duke Karl von Braunschweig. The first trial prospecting had already been carried out in the area around 1585 . A common occurrence of iron ore and hard coal was discovered.

history

In 1728 the area was examined again and based on the results, the establishment of a mining operation was proposed. The ore was first transported to the Wilhelmshütte in Bornum for smelting . In the following year, the construction of an independent smelter was proposed and the construction of the ironworks was ordered in April 1733. The above-ground operation was built for around 22,145 Taler on the banks of the Wispe . In the new blast furnace , test casts were made even before the actual start of operation. The pig iron produced was also transported to Bremen for the first time in 1768 to be shipped from there to Holland. The increasing demand for black powder for mining the ore deposits was covered by a specially built powder mill in Grünenplan.

At the 100th anniversary of the facility belonging to the Principality of Braunschweig , 80 smelters and miners were employed. The products were initially hotplates and cast iron , which were delivered to Bremen and Oldenburg, among others. Complicated castings were added later. Around the year 1843 the equipment of the sovereign ironworks on the Wispee included: 1 blast furnace , 2 fresh fires , 1 cupola furnace , 1 Zainhammer and 150 men. The ironworks was sold in 1845 to Bergrat Friedrich Carl Ludwig Koch (1799-1852), who already owned the glassworks in Grünenplan . From then on, the hut was called "Carlshütte-Delligsen". In addition to the local iron ore production, pig iron was increasingly sourced from England. The powder mill in Grünenplan was shut down at the same time.

Candelabra from the Carlshütte on the Lombard Bridge in Hamburg

The construction of the Hanoverian Southern Railway in the years 1852-1854, by the Leinetal led, improved freight options Carlshütte so that a branch at the new railway station in Alfeld was built. From 1860, the product range included the manufacture of cannon barrels. In addition, parts of the bridge were made, such as eight large candelabra for the construction of the Lombard Bridge between the Inner and Outer Alster in Hamburg between 1865 and 1868 .

After the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, the company became a stock corporation , which now traded under the name "Eisenwerke Carlshütte AG". The construction of its own water turbine led to an expansion of the product range, so that turbine wheels, flywheels, paddle wheels and electrical components are now manufactured could. The operation was expanded by taking over Wilhelmshütte near Bornum. A few years later, ore mining was stopped in 1895 and after a flood of the Wispe, the company had to file for bankruptcy on February 1, 1901. Parts of the workforce were taken over by Braunschweigisch-Hannoversche Maschinenfabrik AG.

literature

  • Richard Bettgenhaeuser: Carlshütte ironworks . In: The industries of the Duchy of Braunschweig (=  publications of the Chamber of Commerce for the Duchy of Braunschweig . Volume 1 ). Part 1. Limbach, Braunschweig 1899, p. 105 ff ., urn : nbn: de: gbv: 084-09102711201 ( tu-braunschweig.de [PDF]).
  • Rudolf Unger: 200 years of history of the "Carlshütte" Delligsen: 1735–1935 . Dobler, Alfeld 1935, OCLC 56850133 .
  • Friedrich Heise, Helmut Rüggeberg: Ovens and stoves of the Carlshütte Delligsen 1735–1958 . Heimat-Verein, Delligsen 2005, OCLC 181756863 .
  • Friedrich Heise: The Ducal Carlshütte to Delligsen: 1735-1845. Private ownership since 1846. The artistic cast iron of the 19th century . Heimat-Verein, Delligsen 2010, OCLC 671373287 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Thomas Krassmann: Mining history in the Leinebergland: iron ore mining and smelting of the Carlshütte in Delligsen. on underground.com.
  2. ^ Johann Friedrich Kratzsch : Complete topographical-judicial manual of the entire German federal states . tape 1 . E. Zimmermann, Naumburg 1843, p. 106 ( books.google.de ).
  3. ^ Lombard bridge in Hamburg - cultural map of Hamburg. Kulturkarte.de, accessed on October 18, 2017 .
  4. ↑ New book is presented at the Mill Festival. heimatverein-delligsen.de, 2010, accessed on October 18, 2017 .


Coordinates: 51 ° 56'26.1 "  N , 9 ° 48'35.7"  E