Henri Arnaud House

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Henri Arnaud House
Ötisheim Schönenberg - Waldensian Museum - panoramio.jpg
Henri Arnaud's home
Data
place Schönenberg coordinates: 48 ° 57 ′ 46.9 ″  N , 8 ° 49 ′ 44.9 ″  EWorld icon
Art
Waldensian Museum
opening 1939
operator
German Waldenservereinigung e. V.
Website

The Henri Arnaud House in Schönenberg is the former home of the Waldensian pastor Henri Arnaud and is now a Waldensian museum.

location

The house is located in the district of Schönenberg on Henri-Arnaud-Strasse directly opposite the Henri-Arnaud Church .

history

The single-storey eaves half-timbered house built in 1701 or 1702 is a listed building. When the Waldensians were expelled from Piedmont in 1698 , Henri Arnaud took them to Germany. They first settled in Dürrmenz and later in Schönenberg . The Waldensians were familiar with the mulberry culture and Duke Eberhard Ludwig showed an interest in silk , so the Waldensians were awarded land with the condition that they plant mulberry trees. Arnaud also bought land on Sauberg and built his house, the rectory. As the mulberry project failed due to the climate and the Waldensians were not very interested, the Waldensians grew potatoes . A sign on the courtyard wall reminds of this with the inscription:

“Arnaud once planted the first potatoes here in Swabia. What a blessing the excellent hero created so peacefully. "

An alleged letter from Arnaud, according to which he had received 200 potatoes from Piedmont from a merchant and passed the yield on to other Waldensian colonies, is doubted because there was no potato cultivation in Piedmont at that time and the first potato cultivation in Baden-Württemberg took place after 1750. In 1937, the former residence was bought by the German Waldensian Association, founded in 1936, in order to set up a memorial. Since 1939 it has been the seat of the German Waldensian Association. The house serves as a Waldensian museum, library and meeting place for Waldensians who meet every year on May 1st.

Waldensian Museum

Behind the house is the “Garden of Remembrance” with gravestones from Waldensians. The museum presents tools, furniture and Waldensian costumes. A separate section shows sacred objects, Bible prints, a collection of hymns, evidence of the Waldensian sacred songs and information about the history of the Waldensians from the Middle Ages to the present. Germany's largest Waldensian library and the world's second largest library are located on the top floor.

literature

Web links

Commons : Waldensermuseum Schönenberg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. S. Konrad Dussel (2007): Ötisheim - through history to contemporary regional culture, 2007, ISBN 978-3897355033 , pp. 130-131
  2. S. Konrad Dussel (2007): Ötisheim - through history to contemporary regional culture, 2007, ISBN 978-3897355033 , pp. 140–141
  3. Waldensian Museum in leo-bw.de