Grauer Hof (Aschersleben)
The Graue Hof is a Romanesque building in Aschersleben in Saxony-Anhalt .
history
The building complex located in the center of the city was first mentioned on August 24, 1309 in a deed of ownership to the Michaelstein monastery by Otto II of Anhalt . This makes it the oldest secular building in the city.
Aschersleben was the seat of the Ascanians , who derived their name from Ascharia , the Latinized name of their castle property there. In the 12th century the place became the center of the later Principality of Anhalt under the Ascanian Albrecht the Bear . The original count's castle has not been preserved. The older Aschersleben Castle on Wolfsberg, still preserved in small remains , also served as a residence for the Ascanian counts at times; As early as the 12th century, however, the extensive complex was destroyed during battles between the Ascanians and the Guelph Duke Heinrich the Lion . After that, the Grafenhof should have been built in the city.
Originally known as Gravenhof , it was later referred to as Grauer Hof because the monks who lived here - after the donation - wore gray habitats . The Franciscans , especially the Minorites since 1517 , were also known as gray monks because of the color of their robes (cf. English Greyfriars ), which is why the Gray Monastery in Berlin or the Gray Monastery in Schleswig were also called that. In the donation it was mentioned that the courtyard was fired - but should not be guarded . The farm was administered by the monastery for a long time and used as a farmyard, later the city acquired the property.
architecture
It is an irregular building complex, the main building of which was built from rubble stones and which is bounded to the west by the city wall. A massive courtyard building with a half-timbered superstructure connects to the inside at right angles. The interior is accessed through two arched gates, of which the outer gate is closed by a round arch and the inner one by a pointed arch .
Interior design
The building has a small hall and a café on the upper floor. There is a triple window in the former chapel and a large black kitchen on the ground floor . Only narrow streets lead to the courtyard. The building has remained essentially unchanged since the 14th century.
Todays use
The Graue Hof has become the city's cultural center and is regularly used for various purposes as part of the city's cultural offerings. Concerts, exhibitions and readings take place here. Highlights include the spring for Guild festival drummers night and since 1992 on the 2nd weekend in October the international autumn blues festival with final Blue Session and Blue brunch.
literature
- Dehio: Handbook of German Art Monuments , Saxony-Anhalt
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerd Heinrich: Askanier . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 1, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1980, ISBN 3-7608-8901-8 , Sp. 1109–1112.
- ↑ Palaces and castles in Saxony-Anhalt, p. 137 f.
Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 22.1 ″ N , 11 ° 27 ′ 12.6 ″ E