Johann Dahlem
Johann Dahlem (born January 14, 1797 in Kleinostheim , † February 5, 1847 in Mainaschaff ) was a Franconian farmer who introduced new fertilization and cultivation methods.
Career
Johann Dahlem was the son of the landowner Christian Dahlem in Kleinostheim . In 1816 he took over the former Fronhof zu Mainaschaff , which belonged to the St. Peter and Alexander monastery in Aschaffenburg until its secularization . The estate included around 110 acres of land (around 36.5 hectares) and the manor house, located in the main street next to today's parish hall. The house was demolished in 1978.
Johann Dahlem found the lands in a neglected and overgrown condition. In order to make them more productive, he introduced fertilizing with liquid manure in meadows and fields . He established the oilseed oilseed rape in Mainaschaff as a new source of income. Otherwise, in addition to winter cereals and potatoes, he mainly grew fodder crops such as pumpkins and beets in the fields. So he was able to increase the number of cattle. The cows were kept in the barn to make milking easier and to be able to collect the excrement (for the manure) better. The then common three-field farming with Flurzwang made it necessary to convince the farmers of the village of the new methods. Within several decades, Mainaschaff developed into a popular shopping location for dairy and slaughter cattle. The farmers' wives in Aschaffenburg sold the milk.
Dahlem was no longer able to realize the plan to irrigate the meadow on the banks of the river Aschaff with a bucket wheel and to relocate the towpath on the Main in order to gain additional fertile land.
In 1819 Johann Dahlem married Elisabeth Kirchner from Daxberg . The couple had several sons and daughters. After the death of the father, the Stiftsrentamt Aschaffenburg lent the Hofgut to the son Heinrich Dahlem (* 1824) on May 4, 1848. It was the last inheritance of the Hofgut, which was bought by Joseph Guffanti from Cologne in 1857. Son Joseph Dahlem (* 1826) studied theology and was ordained a priest in Würzburg in 1850.
A street in Mainaschaff is named after Johann Dahlem today. In addition, the "Dahlem Cross" at the house in Hauptstr. 36. It bears the inscription "Johann Dahlem E (rb) B (eständer) D (es) St (ifts) H (ofes) MDCCCXXXIII" (= 1833).
literature
- Günter Wegner (editor): ascapha - Mainaschaff. Published by the community of Mainaschaff in 1980. Printed by: Kuthal, Mainaschaff.
- Kaspar Kittel: Brief description of the agricultural conditions of the rural community Mainaschaff in the royal district court of Aschaffenburg. Royal Bavarian Agriculture and Trade School, Aschaffenburg 1851.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dahlem, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Franconian farmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1797 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kleinostheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1847 |
| Place of death | Mainaschaff |