House Knippenburg

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House Knippenburg

House Knippenburg , also known as "Knippenburg Castle", was a moated castle on the right bank of the Emscher in Bottrop , which existed from 1340 to 1962.

history

Building history and owner

House Knippenburg was built in 1340. A chapel followed in 1385, which was expanded into a church with a steeple in 1419.

Initially, House Knippenburg was owned by the noble family von Knippenburg, u. a. by Heinrich von Knippenborg, Wessel von Knippenborg and Bruno von Knippenburg. The later owners of the castle included Walter von der Loë, the von Heyden, von Bellinghausen and, in 1700, von Asbeck families.

On June 9, 1821, Friedrich Carl Devens (1782–1849), Prussian judicial commissioner, later district administrator of the Recklinghausen district and member of the Westphalian provincial council , bought Knippenburg house including farm buildings, associated lands and the right to breed Emscherbrücher horses in the wild. His daughter Antonia Devens became sole heir in 1878.

Around 1878 mining damage to the buildings became apparent. In July 1884, the doctor Dr. Albers the permanent moisture caused by the surrounding swamps and the poor water quality. The mining company Arenberg AG (later Rheinische Stahlwerke ) was sentenced to pay compensation to the Devens family and bought the castle in 1885.

demolition

The condition of the buildings deteriorated and the facility was severely damaged during World War II . In 1962 the buildings were demolished, the walls finally blown up and a warehouse for the Deichmann shoe company was built on the site . Only a plaque reminds of the castle.

House of Knippenburg in literature

The poet Luise Hensel lived at the invitation of her friend Friedrich Carl Devens every year for a few weeks at Haus Knippenburg in the 1820s. In her correspondence, she was enthusiastic about the castle, the beautiful landscape and the hospitality of the Devens family. Her stays inspired her to write her poem "Knippenburg":

“A castle towers gray and solemn,
made of corridors and ancient trees,
the hospitable gate
to the house's stately rooms opens in a friendly manner .
And the myrtle turns green and the laurel rustles
and oranges blow in the wind,
and many a friendly word is exchanged
on the green, fragrant linden tree.
But on the terrace, in the garden and park,
there is no poetic essence; the word of eternal life
resounds through hearts and marrow
.
Because when the bell of the tower rings
high above the silent chapel,
the speech of the mouth fades away
like the wave fleeing from the stream! "

- Luise Hensel

Footnotes

  1. ^ Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New general German nobility lexicon . Vol. 5: Kalb - Loewenthal . Leipzig 1864.
  2. ^ Wilhelm Grevel : Overview of the history of the district of Essen . Verlag HL Geck, Essen 1883, p. 91.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 41.5 ″  N , 6 ° 56 ′ 53 ″  E