Hospital Foundation for the Holy Spirit (Kaufbeuren)

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Hospital Foundation z. Holy Spirit Kaufbeuren

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legal form non-profit, legal foundation
founding 1249
Seat Kaufbeuren , Germany
management City of Kaufbeuren (foundation administration)
Number of employees 160 full-time and approx. 50 volunteer employees
Branch Care, housing, forestry, seniors
Website www.hospitalstiftung.kaufbeuren.de
Stand 2013

The Hospital Foundation for the Holy Spirit is a foundation and, along with the monastery, is one of the oldest still existing institutions in the Bavarian city of Kaufbeuren . She currently operates a retirement and nursing home , two open senior citizens' meeting places with lunch, two senior-friendly residential complexes and other offers for older people in Kaufbeuren. In order to fulfill its purpose, the Hospital Foundation has, among other things, around 500 hectares of forest.

history

Hospital of the Holy Spirit Kaufbeuren in the Middle Ages

The foundation has been working for the citizens of the city of Kaufbeuren for a good three quarters of a millennium. Due to their large property, names such as Spitalhof, Spittelmühle, Spittelbach, Spitalwald or Siechengraben have been used as place names in Kaufbeuren and the surrounding area to the present day.

founding

The Kaufbeurer Hospital Foundation for the Holy Spirit was founded in 1249. The Kaufbeur dealer Albert Schleher is considered the founder . The deed of incorporation has not been received.

Development up to modern times

Through donations, the foundation developed over the centuries into one of the most important institutional landowners in Kaufbeuren and the surrounding area. In 1252, the Hospital Foundation received the church of St. Michael from the village of Tabratshofen , which has now passed away . With the construction of its own hospital church, the hospital in Kaufbeuren gained more weight as an institution within the city. The hospital church no longer stands. The vault of the church has been preserved and now houses the “Dicker Hund” inn.

Seal since 1329

When Konrad Strölin , the last representative of the convent of the hospital, died, the management of the hospital passed to the city. The city council subsequently appointed two hospital nurses from among its ranks, who visit the hospital every quarter and report to the council.

The symbol of the white dove for the Holy Spirit came into the seal in 1329 and was used until the secularization of 1802. It has been retained in the hospital foundation logo, which is still used today.

In 1325 and the following years, the hospital, which was initially outside the city walls, was severely damaged by sieges several times. As a result of the great city fire, the wall ring was expanded and the hospital was included when the city was rebuilt. So it was better protected, but this could not prevent further considerable damage during the sieges in 1377 and 1388.

As a result of the 30-year war and later also the War of the Spanish Succession, the Swedish satisfaction money due in June 1650 was 15,000 guilders. The city council therefore sold endowments in order to renovate the city's budget. The city was practically bankrupt as a result of the billeting. The citizens were unable to raise any taxes because they were starving themselves.

Because the medieval hospital buildings were dilapidated at the beginning of the 19th century, the hospital foundation built the hospital building that still exists today around 1825 for 24,736 guilders and using 650 tree trunks from their own forests. Until the construction of the old city hospital in 1872, it also served as a city hospital, after which it was only used to care for the frail and elderly. Today the hospital building houses the Kaufbeurer adult education center and clubs.

Development in the 20th century

Hospital Foundation's retirement and nursing home today

In 1965, the north and south buildings, which are still in use today (but still without side wings), were built for 4.4 million Deutschmarks. The residents of that time moved from the historic building in the Spitalhof to the new home on Gartenweg. The home now had 130 places in single and double rooms with wash basins. There was a toilet and shower / bath in the hallway.

Thanks to an important donation from Theresia Moosmang, the Hospital Foundation was able to acquire the medieval infirmary near the Church of St. Dominic from the Dominikus Foundation and convert it into the “Moosmanghaus” nursing home.

In 1993, a donation from Hans Dobler created the residential complex with senior citizens 'meeting place "' s Baumgärtle".

Foundation facilities

  • Hospital foundation's retirement and nursing home, Gartenweg 9, for 190 residents. The "Moosmanghaus" is part of the facility and houses a closed living and care area for people with moderate to severe dementia.
  • "Baumgärtle", Baumgarten 32–36, comprises a residential complex and an open senior citizens' meeting place with a multi-generation house
  • "Koffejtippl", Sudetenstr. 115, open senior meeting place for the district of Neugablonz
  • Senior-friendly apartments, Gartenweg 11
  • “At home!” - Initiative for assisted living at home, Baumgarten 36
  • Senior citizen's office of the city of Kaufbeuren, Baumgarten 36, office of the senior citizens' council, advice and placement office for senior citizens
  • 500 hectares of foundation forest are managed by the forest administration of the city of Kaufbeuren.

Additional information

  • Helmut Lausser (ed.): Beneficiaries, sick people , poor poor people. Source edition of the medieval hospital foundation documents. Bauer, Thalhofen 2009, ISBN 978-3-934509-71-9 .
  • Mirjam Zitzmann (Ed.): The year book of the Heilig-Geist-Hospital Kaufbeuren. Bauer, Thalhofen 2009, ISBN 978-3-934509-87-0 .

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  1. ↑ Mirjam Zitzmann (Ed.): The year book of the Heilig-Geist-Hospital Kaufbeuren. 2009, ISBN 978-3-934509-87-0 , p. 30.
  2. ^ Kaufbeuren, Imperial City. in the Historical Lexicon of Bavaria
  3. ↑ Mirjam Zitzmann (Ed.): The year book of the Heilig-Geist-Hospital Kaufbeuren. 2009, ISBN 978-3-934509-87-0 , p. 53.
  4. ↑ a b c City of Kaufbeuren: ... give to iren ewgenn Selenheil ... Bauer-Verlag, Thalhofen 1999, DNB 958472661 , p. 13.
  5. ↑ Mirjam Zitzmann (Ed.): The year book of the Heilig-Geist-Hospital Kaufbeuren. 2009, ISBN 978-3-934509-87-0 , p. 40.
  6. ↑ Jürgen Kraus (Ed.): The city of Kaufbeuren. Volume 1: Political History and Present of a City. Bauer-Verlag, Thalhofen 1999, ISBN 3-930888-60-2 , p. 58
  7. ↑ City of Kaufbeuren: ... give to iren eternal Selenheil ... Bauer-Verlag, Thalhofen 1999, p. 26.
  8. ↑ City of Kaufbeuren: ... give too iren eternal Selenheil ... Bauer-Verlag, Thalhofen 1999, p. 27.
  9. ↑ Stadt Kaufbeuren: ... give to iren eternal Selenheil ... Bauer-Verlag, Thalhofen 1999, p. 36.

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