House Morp
House Morp is a name that is used for several buildings in Erkrath - to which Morp has belonged since 1929. If so, then the name House Morp should be used for the manor Morp. In Morp, large parts of the landscape and nature reserve are . The Düsseldorfer Straße crosses this area in the west-east axis, the mouse path , a trade path that has existed since pre-Christian times, in the north-south axis. To the north it is bounded by the tracks of the Rheinische Eisenbahn , to the south by the Bergisch-Märkische Eisenbahn .
buildings
Manor Morp
A ground monument of Erkrath is the position at which a moth is said to have been; typical time would have been around AD 900. This fits in with the story of the mouse path that passed exactly at this point. The building's past can be traced back to the 12th century. The house is first mentioned in a document in 1144. There with the name Morafa , which means bog water or running water. The ending -afa stands for waters, formerly Haus Morp was a moated castle on the Düssel .
In the meantime, House Morp was owned by the Vilich Monastery (1144), Gertruds von Gerresheim (1282), the knight Herrmann von Winkelhausen (1410), the Counts of Hatzfeld zu Weisweiler (1703, next to Kalkum Castle ).
House Morp
The house Morp is located in Erkrath, under monument protection standing mansion with adjoining park (for Villa Grillo) and a courtyard (former nunnery , manor used and farm and now commercial). From 1956 to 1993 the Waden family ran cattle and agriculture here. In 1991 Dieter Kotulla acquired the property from the Grilloschen heirs. After extensive renovations, the closed courtyard of the complex serves as a studio . There are some parking spaces adjacent.
Villa Grillo
In 1880 the industrialist Wilhelm Grillo , who died in 1889, bought large parts of Morp; this also includes the Dammer Mühle . His son Friedrich Grillo laid out the park around 1897 and then built the Villa Grillo, also known as the Morp forester's house . According to the plans for the park, the villa should be in a different location, which implies that the plans for the park are older than those of the villa.
The Rheinbahn used the Villa Grillo from 1942. In September of that year, a rest home for children of Rheinbahners was set up there. The Rheinbahn children's home Villa Grillo was hit in the bombing of August 22, 1943.
On September 15, 1946, the villa became a rest home for Rheinbahners again. On the 25th the first ten people in search of relaxation arrived, on the 28th there was the inauguration ceremony.
Villa Hecker
The Franciscan Sisters of the Holy Family (Helgoland Monastery) moved into the Villa Hecker, now called Villa Morp . During the Second World War it served temporarily as a hospital for the wounded. In 1957 the nuns left the building and it was sold to Gerresheimer Glashütte , which is said to have set up a bachelor's home there. The villa served as a youth center for the city of Erkrath in the 1970s .
To the south, on the Düssel , was the Morper mill , which burned down in 1905 and was not rebuilt.
Villa Sack
To the west of the Villa Hecker is the Villa Sack, which was also called Haus Morp. The Japanese Consulate General is located between these two properties ; the Morper Hof was once located in this area .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The wheel . No. 1, 02/1947, No. 5.
literature
- Achim Walder (Ed.): Sights in Düsseldorf and the surrounding area . Walder, Kreuztal [2005], ISBN 3-936575-20-7 .
Web links
- Website of the house
- NaturFreunde Düsseldorf - farms and mills around Gerresheim
- On the history of Erkrath (Morp has not yet been recorded)
Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 37.7 " N , 6 ° 53 ′ 42.7" E