Hessischer Hof (Treffurt)

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The secured ruins of the Hessischer Hof (2007)

The Hessischer Hof is a monument in the town of Treffurt in the Wartburg district in Thuringia . It was one of three official courts of the city, from which Treffurt was administered until the 18th century. The Hessischer Hof is north above the old town of Treffurt at the foot of the castle hill of Burg Normannstein .

history

The Hessischer Hof, built around 1600, was first mentioned around 1610 as the official court of the Hessian bailiff von Treffurt. At that time, the city of Treffurt had been in the possession of Kursachsen , Kurmainz and Hessen-Kassel as Ganerbschaft Treffurt from 1336 until Kurmainz took over the sovereignty alone in the 18th century. In 1736 the house lost its status as an official residence and in 1864 it was sold with the Normannstein to the landowner Gustav Döring vom Greifenstein. The Hessischer Hof served as an estate until 1928; Restorations took place in 1894 and 1910 under the supervision of the monument authority. With the abandonment of agriculture, the property and all its inventory were auctioned off in 1928; the city acquired it for 235,000 Reichsmarks. From then on, the mansion served as a residential building for rental apartments, and the remaining manor buildings were leased by a local sheep farmer until 1942.

In the 1970s the outbuildings and farm buildings were demolished, only the main house, a three-story half-timbered building with a natural stone vaulted cellar, remained. It was sold to two private individuals in the 1990s and has been vacant ever since. In 1995 and 2014 securing work was carried out in the roof area and on the facade. An expert opinion prepared in 2015 on behalf of the city of Treffurt confirms severe structural damage, in particular the wooden structure is 70–95% damaged by moisture, as well as insect and fungal attack. As a result of the massive damage, the responsible monument protection authority issued a demolition permit for the building. The city of Treffurt acquired the monument in November 2016; a decision by the city council on the future of the building is pending.

In May 2018, a delegation led by Treffurt's Mayor Reinz accepted an invitation from the English royal family to discuss the future of the building with Charles, Prince of Wales . It was about the possibility of setting up a German-British educational and meeting place for young craftsmen in the property based on the model of the Scottish Dumfries House .

Web links

Commons : Hessischer Hof  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alexander Jendorff: Condominatory power relations in the confessional age: the Ganerbschaft Treffurt 1555-1630. In: Journal of the Association for Hessian History (ZHG) Volume 107 (2002), pp. 163–180 (PDF; 73 kB)
  2. ^ Heimatverein Treffurt eV: 900 years of Treffurt - contributions to the city's history. Druck- und Verlagshaus Frisch, Eisenach 2004, page 43
  3. ↑ Heiko Kleinschmidt: Difficult decision on the Hessischer Hof - demolition or renovation ?, Thüringer Allgemeine / Eisenacher Allgemeine from November 4, 2015
  4. ↑ Heiko Kleinschmidt: Treffurt: Scaffolding juggled through entrance , Thüringer Allgemeine, November 2, 2016
  5. ↑ Treffurt hopes for help from Prince Charles , mdr.de, May 25, 2018
  6. ↑ Peter Rossbach: Chatting with the prince about the Hessian court , Thüringer Allgemeine, May 26, 2018

Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 19.4 "  N , 10 ° 14 ′ 15.1"  E