Hanging kitchens

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The hanging kitchens above the Damsterdiep canal in Appingedam
Photograph from 1966
The hanging kitchens on an acrylic painting by the Dutch artist Harry Böhler

The hanging kitchens ( Dutch Hangende Keukens ) are a sight in the Dutch city of Appingedam in the province of Groningen .

description

The three hanging kitchens are at the back of houses 10, 12 and 14 in a section of Solwederstraat in Appingedam between two wooden pedestrian bridges over the Damsterdiep canal . These older from clinker brick built property originally the water side hatches earlier and were so-called "warehouses" for loading and unloading of ships used.

After Appingedam lost its importance as a seaport and the original use of the packing houses was abandoned, the buildings were converted into residential buildings. However, due to the given size and layout of the building, it was not possible to retrofit kitchens. The architects solved the problem by adding the kitchens to the houses as extensions. The new kitchen rooms float freely a few meters above the water.

Over time, the hanging kitchens of Appingedam developed into a tourist attraction and made the city known far beyond the region and the Netherlands. They are listed in travel guides as the city's attractions and are used for city ​​marketing . The "Reiseland Niedersachsen" website also refers to the hanging kitchens in the neighboring country. During a restoration of the building between 1980 and 1983, the hanging kitchens were also largely renewed.

As part of the celebrations on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, the Heimatmuseum ( Museum Stad Appingedam ) presented a special exhibition on the hanging kitchens from January 28 to May 28, 2017. After a public call by the museum to the population to submit works of art of all kinds with depictions of the hanging kitchens and historical photographs or postcards, these could be exhibited in 100 different versions. The museum owns several such works of art, including an "atmospheric painting" by the Dutch painter Waalko Jans Dingemans sen.

Monument protection

Because of the hanging kitchens, the city of Appingedam was given the title of “listed townscape” ( Dutch “beschermd stadsgezicht” ) in 1972 .

The single houses with the hanging kitchens are each listed as a Rijksmonumente under monument protection and have been recorded in the database of the Dutch monument protection authority Rijksdienst voor Archeologie, Cultuurlandschap en Monumenten (RACM) under the following numbers:

  • Solwederstraat 10 - No. 8234
  • Solwederstraat 12 - No. 8235
  • Solwederstraat 14 - No. 8236

Web links

Commons : Hanging Kitchens  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Appingedam. In: dollard-route.de. Accessed March 31, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Hanging kitchens. In: reiseland-niedersachsen.de. November 14, 2017, accessed March 31, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Ronald Stenvert, Chris Kolman, Ben Olde Meierink, Sabine Broekhoven, Redmer Alma: Monuments in Nederland. Groningen. Waanders Publishers, Zwolle 1998, pp. 68-69. Online (dutch)
  4. ↑ Hanging Keukens in Appingedam. deverhalenvangroningen.nl, accessed on March 31, 2018.
  5. ↑ Succesvol Jubileumjaar voor Museum Stad Appingedam , report on eemskrant.nl, accessed on March 31, 2018. (Dutch)
  6. ↑ Hangende Keukens , Groningen Tourist Office, toerisme.groningen.nl, accessed on March 31, 2018. (Dutch)
  7. ↑ Overview of the protected city and village views. cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed March 31, 2018. (Dutch)
  8. ^ Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, Monument No. 8234. cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 31, 2018.
  9. ↑ Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, Monument No. 8235. cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 31, 2018.
  10. ↑ Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, Monument No. 8236. cultureelerfgoed.nl, accessed on March 31, 2018.

Coordinates: 53 ° 19 '15.7 "  N , 6 ° 51' 24.9"  E