Grevenbrück

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Grevenbrück
City of Lennestadt
Grevenbrück coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 9 ″  N , 8 ° 0 ′ 52 ″  E
Height : 254 m
Area : 13.69 km²
Residents : 3673  (Jun. 30, 2020)
Population density : 268 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st July 1969
Postal code : 57368
Area code : 02721
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Aerial view of Grevenbrück town center

Grevenbrück is a district of Lennestadt in the Olpe district and is located near the confluence of the Veischedebach in the Lenne. Grevenbrück can be reached via federal highways 55 and 236 . Nearby are the towns of Elspe , Altenhundem and Bilstein .

With 3,673 inhabitants as of June 30, 2020, Grevenbrück is the second largest district of Lennestadt after Altenhundem. At 10.9%, the proportion of foreign residents is higher than that of the urban area (9.4%)

history

The Kölner Strasse in Grevenbrück with St. Nikolaus
Old office building in Grevenbrück, today the Lennestadt City Museum

Today's place Grevenbrück emerged from the parts of Förde and Grevenbrück. The historically better known place is Förde and its castle . Förde was around the Catholic Church of St. Nikolaus an der Veischede; Today the local funding place still reminds of it. Grevenbrück was a good 1 km further north at the train station near the Lenne. On December 24, 1930, the former municipality of Förde was renamed Grevenbrück. Grevenbrück owes its name to the "Grafenbrücke", an important Lenne crossing where the old long-distance routes "Römerweg" and " Heidenstraße " crossed. The first wooden bridge over the Lenne can be traced back to 1395.

In the 12th century and in the first quarter of the 13th century, Förde Castle was the seat of the noble lords of Gevore, who held the count's power in the southern Sauerland. The Förde castle was therefore also known under the name of Burg Gevore - later the name Peperburg became common.

The existence of the castle and the noble lords of Gevore is proven beyond doubt in a document from 1140 at the latest, which contains the transfer of fiefs to the Flechtdorf (Waldeck) monastery by the Archbishop of Cologne, Arnold. A Henricus de Gyvore is one of the witnesses listed among the nobles in the certificate .

In 1225, the noblemen of Gevore moved their mansion to the newly built Bilstein Castle . The Förde or Peperburg castle was increasingly left to decay. Today only the remains of the wall of the former manor house can be seen. At the instigation of the Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Grevenbrück e. V., excavations at the castle were carried out between 1980 and 1986 under the direction of the Westphalian Museum of Archeology. The approx. 3000 excavated finds could be assigned to the time between 1150 and 1275. The finds were an important basis for the establishment of a local museum.

The Lennestadt City Museum was finally opened in 1983 with the permanent exhibition "Modern Times - Life in the Sauerland 1850–1955" in the old office building in Grevenbrück. The listed building was erected in 1910 as the Royal Prussian Land Registry Office Förde in the Olpe district . From 1939 it served as the administrative headquarters for the Bilstein office for three decades and was still used by the Lennestadt city administration after the municipal reform in 1969. With the completion of the new town hall in the Altenhundem district in 1983, the building was used as a museum for the city of Lennestadt. In addition to a number of home-related objects, pictures and documentation, the already mentioned finds from the excavations at Peperburg are important exhibits. The Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Grevenbrück e. V. undertook to organize the regular voluntary supervisory service in the museum and to take care of the completion of the collection.

The district court of Bilstein was relocated to Förde as early as 1879. After it was called the Grevenbrück District Court in the meantime , it was renamed the Lennestadt District Court in 1969 with the establishment of the city of Lennestadt . In 2006 a new building was built.

Economy and Transport

Grevenbrück station in the Tudor Gothic style (view 2014)
Quarry of the limestone works Grevenbrück, in the background Sporke

The Ruhr-Sieg route from Hagen to Siegen, which opened in 1861, had a very positive effect (as in the nearby towns of Meggen , Elspe and Altenhundem ) on the economic environment of Grevenbrück and encouraged the establishment of iron and metal processing companies. Trade and craft also benefited from the development. The station area in Grevenbrück has been completely renovated and modernized. An underpass was created in the track area for car traffic in 2002. An underpass for pedestrians and cyclists followed in 2009. The appearance of the reception building is characterized by style elements of the English Tudor Gothic , which is particularly expressed in the pressed pointed arches of the windows. The station building was extensively modernized and transformed into a dining, culture and museum station, with the title "KulturBahnhof" applying to the building. The listed facade was retained in the course of the renovation work, while the historical construction phases of the building were worked out and made visible in the interior. Since its reopening at the end of 2013, the KulturBahnhof has established itself as a cultural and gastronomic meeting point for citizens and visitors to Lennestadt. In addition to changing events and special exhibitions, the establishment of a permanent exhibition on the Ruhr-Sieg route, mobility and its challenges in the past and future is currently planned (as of February 2020).

For Grevenbrück u. a. also: the foundation of the Grevenbrück lime works (1902), the relocation of the Kruse Recycling GmbH company and thus the end of the long era of a chemical factory in Grevenbrück (2001) and the start of clearing and development work for the 45,000 m² industrial area on the site the former chemical factory (2001). By mid-2009 six companies with a total of 160 employees had settled here.

The local chronicle published on the occasion of the 875th anniversary in 2015 contains approx. 20 short portraits of larger companies based in Grevenbrück. The focus is on companies in the areas of automotive suppliers, tool and valve construction, plastics technology, metalworking and further processing and industrial hall construction.

Attractions

Warrior Memorial Mälo
Bell tower with a cast of the "pig bell"

Among the sights of the place are the already mentioned old office building or museum of the city of Lennestadt (see under history) and the renovated train station building (see previous section). Furthermore, the “Mälo War Memorial” near the parish church of St. Nicholas should be mentioned. It bears the kneeling figure of the legendary Sugambrer prince Mälo and a marble plaque with the names of the fallen soldiers from the Bilstein office in the wars of 1866 and 1870/71. The monument with the figure of Mälo was created in 1904 by the Grevenbrück sculptor Franz Belke, the marble plaque was created by the local stonemason Anton Vogt. The monument was completely renovated in 1981 by an external restorer.

Another attraction is a replica of the “pig bell” donated by a local entrepreneur in 2002 on Förder Platz. The original of the bell dates from the 12th century and is one of the oldest bells in Westphalia in the Westphalian State Museum in Münster. According to a legend, the so-called pig bell is said to have served as a castle bell on the lost Förde Castle (or Peperburg) and was later exposed again by pigs in a swampy meadow.

The list of architectural monuments in Lennestadt contains further historical buildings worth seeing under the place name Grevenbrück, reference is made here to the illustrations and descriptions there. The courtyard house Am Veischedebach, built in 1711, deserves special mention.

Buildings removed or renovated in the course of structural measures

Along with necessary structural improvements, there were removals and renovations of buildings that had previously shaped the area. In the area of ​​the entrance to the town (junction B 55 / Johannesbrücke), the Hotel Molitor, built in 1870 (not in use since 2006) and an old sawmill with a representative residential building, were removed. The vacated areas served to improve the traffic situation (former hotel grounds) and to set up a car dealership. The post office built in 1903 opposite the train station achieved great importance outside of the local area, but was closed from 2003 due to fundamental changes in the postal service. The demolition took place at the end of 2018; a new use of the property is still pending. The other significant demolition and renovation measures are the aforementioned renovation of the station in the period 2007-2013, the removal of the rail-level crossing for car traffic (underpass 2002) and the demolition of the administration building (2007) of the Kruse chemical works Recycling for the construction of a pedestrian underpass.

  • Hotel Molitor vacant, demolished to improve the traffic situation

  • old sawmill with house, demolished for the purpose of commercial relocation

  • Post office, demolished after vacancy since 2003

  • Station building, view before major renovation in 2007-2013

  • Signal box with barrier system, removal after building an underpass

  • Vacancy of the chemical works administration building, demolition for the construction of a pedestrian underpass

Club life

Club life in Lennestadt is often shaped by a long tradition. Eight clubs from the fields of music and singing, hiking, sports and shooting can look back on more than a hundred years of existence. The Grevenbrück Carnival Club, founded in 1982, has become known beyond the borders of Grevenbrück through its carnival parades on “Violet Tuesday”.

religion

Catholic Church

Parish Church of St. Nikolaus Grevenbrück
Kreuzberg Chapel
Lady Chapel on the Kippel

The vast majority of the population of Grevenbrück professes the Catholic Church. Förde / Grevenbrück was already listed as a chapel community in the 13th century. The chapel was owned by the nobles of Gevore. St. Nicholas is later named as the first patron of the chapel, which has been enlarged to a church. Since the end of the 16th century, St. Blaise was another patron. In 1683, the chapel community Förde became an independent parish with the villages of Förde, Bonzel and Maumke. The old church had to give way to a new building in 1886.The current parish church of St. Nikolaus (Grevenbrück) was built in the neo-Gothic style and consecrated in July 1887. Until the redesign, the church had artistic carvings (communion benches, pulpit, high altar and side altars), a completely preserved Stations of the Cross from the neo-Gothic period and an impressive pieta created in 1908. On the occasion of the centenary of their parish church, the people of Grevenbrück had five new bronze bells cast in March 1987. A complete interior renovation of the church was completed with the consecration of a new altar on the 4th Advent in 1998. In addition to the parishes in Bilstein and Kirchveischede, the parish of St. Nikolaus Grevenbrück belongs to the Veischedetal pastoral network . Pastor Heinrich Schmidt (St. Nikolaus Grevenbrück) is the leader of the association.

In 1859 the former parish of Förde laid out a way of the cross with 14 stations, which led from Förde to today's Kreuzberg in the Bonzel district . The last station was originally built as a Holy Grave Chapel (today: Kreuzberg Chapel ) with a representation of Christ on the couch . In 1867 an extension was started, but the building was destroyed again in the same year by a violent storm. The reconstruction was completed in September 1870. Due to the poor building structure and the threat of decay, the decision was made in 1895 to demolish it and build a completely new one.

The chapel, which was built between January and June 1898 using the old material, has survived to this day; it was renovated in 1981 by the citizens of Bonzel. The chapel is lonely on the Kreuzberg between Maumke and Grevenbrück; it is a small neo-Gothic plastered building with a three-sided choir closure, two-tiered buttresses and an open bell ridge.

Twice a year, the Kreuzweg chapel takes center stage. In the Blasius procession to the Grevenbrücker Schützenfest it forms the second stop, on August 15th the traditional field fair takes place there.

The Marienkapelle auf dem Kippel was built in 1955 on the initiative of the citizens of Petmeckal on a parish property. The chapel is an octagonal structure, which is crowned by a steep roof. The focus is a donated figure of Mary, which was created by the sculptor Walter Gründgens from Münster from 400-year-old oak. Every year the first blessing station takes place here at the Corpus Christi procession.

For Easter, "Am Kippel" is traditionally burned down the Easter fire by the Easter Fire Association . A children's playground next to the chapel is very popular; the chapel area is also suitable for smaller open-air events.

Important repairs to the roof were financed in 2012 from donations from private individuals, companies and associations. The restoration of the cross with the gilded dome on the top of the roof is planned for spring 2013. The measures are supported by the Grevenbrück eV Heimat- und Verkehrsverein

Protestant church

Evangelical Church in Grevenbrück
Old Protestant cemetery "Auf der Hardt"

With the construction of the Ruhr-Sieg-Bahn, Protestant railway and business families from the Siegerland and Hesse also came to the eastern part of the Olpe district. In 1895 a Protestant chapel with a schoolhouse was built in Grevenbrück. In 1927 the Protestant parish became independent. Even after the end of the Second World War , numerous Protestant families found a new home here. This development finally led to the fact that a new Protestant church was built in Grevenbrück in 1965. The simple interior offers space for 150 worshipers. In 1988 a new organ with 27 registers was installed. There are 3 bells in the church tower, the chimes of the tower clock announce the hours to the residents.

The four Protestant parishes of Grevenbrück, Attendorn, Finnentrop and Lennestadt-Kirchhundem are working in a structure committee with a merger to concentrate administration. The association is scheduled for January 2020, subject to the approval of superordinate bodies.

The listed cemetery "Auf der Hardt" was laid out in 1880 as a private cemetery for the Hüttenhein family. It later became the property of the Protestant parish and was inaugurated as the parish cemetery on October 31, 1920. All deceased of the Protestant parish Grevenbrück found their final resting place here until 1962. More details are contained in the illustrated documentation from the city of Lennestadt on the entry of the cemetery in the list of monuments.

Panoramic view of Grevenbrück

View of Grevenbrück, on the left the kilns of the lime works

literature

  • Timeline of the history of Grevenbrück-Förde (PDF file; 10.7 MB), compiled by Jürgen Kalitzki, editor Heimat- und Verkehrsverein eV, Grevenbrück 2007.
  • The SWA visits Grevenbrück , In: Siegerland-Sonntagsanzeiger. September 7, 2008
  • Once strategically well located , In: Westfalenblatt newspaper for the district of Olpe , 30. July 2009
  • Lennestadt. A place to live , publisher Stadtmarketing Lennestadt eV, Lennestadt, 2008
  • G. Becker: Grevenbrück. On the history of a crossing point of old long-distance routes in the Sauerland; in: Annual issue of the Heimat- u. Verkehrsverein Grevenbrück eV, issue No. 26/2007, p. 19ff.

Web links

Commons : Grevenbrück  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Information from the city of Lennestadt
  2. ^ Prussian map recording 1: 25000 (1891–1912, new recording); online: Topographical Information Management, Cologne District Government, Department GEObasis NRW ( information )
  3. ↑ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 238 .
  4. ↑ cf. Günther Becker, Förde and Grevenbrück from prehistory to the 19th century, in: Gevore-Förde-Grevenbrück, A place in the Sauerland through the ages, published for the 875th anniversary in 2015 by the Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Grevenbrück eV, Olpe 2015, p 20
  5. ↑ Sauerlandkurier for Lennestadt, Kirchhundem and the surrounding area, Art .: An inspiring place, edition of December 18, 2013.
  6. ↑ History of the Ruhr-Sieg Railway - History Manufactory. Accessed March 30, 2020 (German).
  7. ^ Council decides on permanent exhibition in the station. February 14, 2019, accessed March 30, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Lennestadt-Rathausreport, 3rd edition (from August 2009), p. 22 ff.
  9. ↑ cf. Gevore-Förde-Grevenbrück, A place in the Sauerland through the ages, published for the 875th anniversary in 2015 by the Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Grevenbrück eV, Olpe 2015, p. 823 ff.
  10. ↑ Höffer, Otto and Breer, Ralf, Churches and Chapels in Attendorn, Lennestadt and Kirchhundem, Attendorn 1999, pp. 88,89
  11. ↑ Höffer, Otto and Breer, Ralf, Kirchen und Kapellen, ibid p. 104,105
  12. ^ Höffer, Otto and Breer, Ralf, Kirchen und Kapellen, ibid p. 90
  13. ↑ cf. Engelbert Stens, Roof repair on the Marienkapelle on the Kippel successfully completed, In: Annual issue of the Heimat- und Verkehrsverein e. V Grevenbrück, edition 2013 (issue 32), p. 10
  14. ↑ Höffer, Otto and Breer, Ralf, Kirchen und Kapellen, ibid p. 92,93
  15. ↑ cf. in the individual article: Unification will take place in January 2020 , in: Westfalenpost, newspaper for the district of Olpe, issue of June 17, 2019
  16. ↑ [1] PDF Evangelical cemetery "Auf der Hardt"