Julius Hitzel

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Julius Hitzel

Julius Hitzel (born September 30, 1877 in Bieber near Offenbach ; † April 14, 1934 in Konstanz ) was a German architect and, as Archbishop's Building Councilor, head of the Constance branch of the Archbishop's Building Authority Freiburg.

Life and work

Julius Hitzel was born on September 30, 1877 in Bieber near Offenbach. From 1891 to 1895 he attended the technical training institutes in Offenbach am Main (draftsman (1891), construction technician (1892)) and then received eight years of training as an architect from Alexander Linnemann in Frankfurt am Main from 1895 to 1903 in glass painting and applied arts. During this time, from 1899 to 1903, he taught free-hand drawing students in the building trade at the technical college in Offenbach .

From 1903 to 1904 he studied at the Technical University of Karlsruhe with Carl Schäfer , Friedrich Ratzel , Max Laeuger , Josef Durm and Otto Warth, among others . He then worked in the studio of the architect Carl Moritz in Cologne (1905-1906), the architects Robert Curjel and Karl Moser in Karlsruhe (1906-1907) and from 1907 to 1912 in the Alsace-Lorraine regional building administration in Strasbourg. During this time he was significantly involved in the construction of the second ministerial service building (UNESCO World Heritage Site).

  • Venice, watercolor by Julius Hitzel, 1894

  • Julius Hitzel in the Linnemann studio in Frankfurt, before 1902 (standing, center back)

  • Design of a ballroom, 1905

  • II. Ministerial Building (today: Préfecture administrative d'Alsace et du Bas-Rhin, Strasbourg)

After working for the city of Metz from March 1912, he joined the Archbishop's Building Office in Constance as an architect on June 1, 1913. After the outbreak of World War I , he became deputy head of the service. Called up for army service in 1916, Julius Hitzel was deployed on the Western Front until the end of the war. In 1924 he took over the management of the branch office of the Archbishopric Building Authority Freiburg in Constance. In 1929 he was appointed Archbishop's Building Councilor.

The main focus of his work was the construction and renovation of churches and rectories as well as the erection of war memorials. The collaboration with the art workshops Gebrüder Hemberger, Karlsruhe, and Güntert & Nägele , Sigmaringendorf is well known. He continued to deepen his specialist knowledge on major study trips to Germany, Austria and Italy.

  • Parish church of St. Nikolaus in Aulfingen

  • Warrior Cemetery in Steißlingen, 1922

  • Tomb, 1926

  • Corpus Christi altar

  • Rectory St. Georg Konstanz-Allmannsdorf, 1930

On April 14, 1934, Julius Hitzel died of the consequences of a traffic accident in Constance. On April 17, 1934, he was buried in the main cemetery in Constance.

From his marriage to his wife Luise geb. Friedle was the son of Franz Hitzel .

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In the glass painting studio of Alexander Linnemann , Frankfurt am Main (Whitsun 1895 to September 30, 1903): preparatory work for orders such as B. for the painting of the Jakobi Church in Peine.

In the studio of the architect Carl Moritz in Cologne (March 18, 1905 to March 31, 1906): Participation in the elaboration of drafts for several monumental buildings, a. a.

  • new opera house in Berlin
  • City Theater in Katowice
  • Stollwerck and Hettlage commercial buildings in Cologne
  • City theater in Barmen

In the studio of the architects Robert Curjel and Karl Moser in Karlsruhe (March 26, 1906 to September 17, 1907): Participation in the development:

  • Design for a new theater with a concert hall in Karlsruhe
  • Studies for the new building of the Kunsthaus Zurich

In the Alsace-Lorraine regional building administration in Strasbourg (October 1, 1907 to February 7, 1912):

  • Draft processing and individual training of the eastern ministerial service building (today: Préfecture administrative d'Alsace et du Bas-Rhin, 5 place de la République)
  • Drafting and construction management for the establishment of the business premises of the Imperial Council in the western ministerial service building (today: La Trésorerie générale, 4 place de la République)
  • Drafting and construction management for the establishment of the meeting room of the I. Chamber in the state parliament building (today: Théâtre national de Strasbourg, 7 place de la République)

Work at the Archbishop's Building Authority in Constance: With his collaboration, the following were created:

  • 1912–1914: Catholic parish church St. Nikolaus in Aulfingen (today the municipality of Geisingen)
  • 1915–1916: Emergency Church in Konstanz-Petershausen
  • 1922–1923: Catholic parish church Herz Jesu in Wiechs am Randen (today municipality Tengen)

He also edited

  • the church expansion in Welschingen
  • the new rectory buildings in Meersburg, Wiechs am Randen (1922–1932), Konstanz-Allmannsdorf (around 1930)

Well-known churches in the Lake Constance area were renovated according to his plans, such as B .:

  • City church in Meßkirch
  • St. Peter and Paul in Singen
  • St. Nicholas in Allensbach
  • St. Laurentius in Markelfingen

He also designed war memorials, tombs and altars for Corpus Christi processions.

  • 1922: Warrior Cemetery in Steißlingen (design and construction management)
  • 1925: Design for a war memorial in Allmannsdorf
  • 1926: Cemetery expansion with a war memorial in Kirchen-Hausen (Tuttlingen district) (design and construction management)
  • 1930: Design for a war memorial in Sipplingen
  • 1932: War memorial in Möhringen
  • War memorial in Wiechs am Randen
  • Tombs for the main cemetery in Constance (model cemetery)

literature

  • Badischer Kunstverein: Curjel & Moser. Urban accents around 1900 in Karlsruhe. Schweyer and Müller, Karlsruhe 1987.
  • Lothar Burchardt, Dieter Schott, Werner Trapp: Constance in the 20th century. The years 1914 to 1945. Stadler, Konstanz 1990, ISBN 3-7977-242-6 .
  • Hans Werner Dannowski: On the painting of the St. Jakobi Church in Peine. In: Braunschweigischer Landesverein für Heimatschutz: Braunschweigische Heimat. Vol. 92, 1, Braunschweig 2006, pp. 3-6, ISSN  2198-0225
  • Vera Frowein-Ziroff: The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church origin and significance. (= The Buildings and Art Monuments of Berlin , Supplement 9.) Gebr. Mann, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-7861-1305-X .
  • August Heuser, Matthias Kloft: The Frankfurt Imperial Cathedral. Schnell and Steiner, Regensburg 2006, ISBN 3-7954-1687-6 .
  • CM Kaufmann: The Frankfurt Imperial Cathedral, its monuments and its history. Joseph Kösel, Munich 1914.
  • State Center for Political Education Baden-Württemberg (ed.): Alsace, European region in the past and present. (= Germany and Europe, series for politics, history, geography, German, art , issue 32.) April 1996, http://www.deutschlandundeuropa.de/
  • Zentralblatt der Bauverwaltung , Volume 23, 1903, No. 77 (from September 26, 1903) ( online ), pp. 481–483.
  • Klaus Nohlen: Construire une capitale. Strasbourg impériale 1870 à 1918. Les batiments officiels de la Place Impériale (trad. De l'allemand). Société savant d'Alsace, Strasbourg 1977, ISBN 2-904920-14-5 .
  • Klaus Nohlen: Building Policy in the Reichsland Alsace-Lorraine 1871–1981. Gebr. Mann, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-7861-1318-1 .
  • Roland Recht, Jean-Pierre Klein, Georges Foessel: Connaître Strasbourg. Cathédrales, musées, églises, monuments, palais et maisons, places et rues. Alsatia, Colmar 1975, ISBN 2-7032-0207-5 .
  • Suse Schmuck, Harald Schmuck: Karlsruhe around 1910, photographed by Wilhelm Kratt. 2nd edition, Engelhardt & Bauer, Karlsruhe 1979.
  • Bettina Schüpke: Of treasures in boxes, cellars and churches. The rediscovery of the glass painting workshop Alexander Linnemann from Frankfurt am Main (1889–1955). In: The Minster. Journal for Christian Art and Art History , Volume 62, Issue 2, 2009, pp. 132–141.
  • Emil Schütz: Festschrift for the inauguration of the new building of a second ministerial office building in Strasbourg i. E., May 29, 1911. Du Mont Schauberg, Strasbourg 1911.
  • Werner Wolf-Holzäpfel : Church building and religious art. The historical and artistic development from the beginnings of the archdiocese to the present day, chap. 3: Church building and Christian art in the period between the world wars. In: Heribert Smolinsky (Ed.): History of the Archdiocese of Freiburg, Volume 1. Herder, Freiburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-451-28619-3 , pp. 524-536, p. 589.
  • Niels Wilcken: Architecture in the Border Area. Public works in Alsace-Lorraine 1871–1918. Institute for Regional Studies in Saarland, Saarbrücken 2000, ISBN 3-923877-38-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ hfg-offenbach.de
  2. ^ Testimony for architect Julius Hitzel, directorate of the technical schools in Offenbach a / M., Prof. Schurig, Offenbach a / Main, August 22, 1903.
  3. ^ Bärbel Nückles: Architecture of the Wilhelminian Period - Culture - Badische Zeitung. Badische Zeitung, July 10, 2017, accessed on July 11, 2017 .
  4. ^ Archbishop's building officer Julius Hitzel †. In: Deutsche Bodensee-Zeitung (?) From April 16, 1934.
  5. ↑ Building councilor Hitzel's last course. In: Deutsche Bodensee-Zeitung (?) From April 18, 1934.
  6. ^ Letter dated October 3, 1898 from Prof. Alexander Linnemann to his son Otto Linnemann (friendly advice from Ms. Bettina Schüpke, Linnemann Archive, Frankfurt am Main)
  7. ↑ kirche-peine.de
  8. ↑ a b c Archbishop's Archive Freiburg, Catholic Oberstiftungsrat, Julius Hitzel personal file, (signature: EAF, PAL 182)
  9. ^ Testimony for architect Julius Hitzel from Carl Moritz, Cologne, February 23, 1906.
  10. ^ Testimony for architect Julius Hitzel von Curjel & Moser, Karlsruhe, September 17, 1907.
  11. ^ Certificate for architect Julius Hitzel from the Ministry for Alsace-Lorraine, Department for Agricultural and Public Works, February 16, 1912.
  12. ^ Emil Schütz: Festschrift for the inauguration of the new building of a second ministerial office building in Strasbourg i. E., May 29, 1911. Du Mont Schauberg, Strasbourg 1911, p. 4.
  13. ↑ leo-bw.de
  14. ↑ Pastoral care unit Konstanz-Petershausen: Chronicle of the parish of St. Suso from 1938 to today: Prehistory http://www.petershausen.net/texte-geschichte-sankt-suso/articles/chronik-der-pfarrei-sankt-suso-1938- today.html
  15. ↑ Hermann Steiert: The St. Gebhard parish Konstanz-Petershausen and their church. In: Theodor Humpert (Ed.): The holy Gebhardt, Bishop of Constance. Merk & Co., Konstanz 1949, p. 66.
  16. ^ Lothar Burchardt, Dieter Schott, Werner Trapp: Konstanz in the 20th century. The years 1914 to 1945. Stadler, Konstanz 1990, ISBN 3-7977-242-6 , p. 156 and 189.
  17. ↑ Source: Archive link ( Memento of the original from May 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tengen.de
  18. ↑ kath-meersburg.de  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.kath-meersburg.de  
  19. ↑ kath-amrandentengen.de ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kath-amrandentengen.de
  20. ↑ BLÄTTLE_49-2011 July 7, 2011, page 31
  21. ↑ denkmalprojekt.org
  22. ↑ denkmalprojekt.org
personal data
SURNAME Hitzel, Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and archbishop building officer
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Bieber near Offenbach
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1934
Place of death Constancy