Königsberg Diakonie
The Königsberger Diakonie (formerly Königsberg Deaconess Mother House of Mercy on Altenberg ) is a diaconal institution in Solms- Oberbiel (Altenberg), Wetzlar and Braunfels .
Foundation and legal form
The Königsberger Diakonie was founded on May 18, 1850 as a hospital of mercy , later with the addition of a deaconess institution in Königsberg / Prussia by royal Prussian decree, in the legal form of an unregistered association . The Prussian nobles Countess Magda and Clara zu Dohna-Schlobitten and a group of friends of the two nobles contributed significantly to the establishment of the hospital.
purpose
The purpose is to promote public health, care for the elderly, religion, welfare, education and upbringing as well as voluntary work. The purpose is achieved through the establishment, operation and maintenance of care facilities for the elderly and the sick, as well as through inpatient, semi-inpatient and outpatient assistance. In addition, the Königsberger Diakonie maintains facilities for assisted living, schools and training centers.
Spiritual imprint
The Königsberger Diakonie is spiritually based on the Gospel . The founding name refers in particular to the biblical story of the good Samaritan ( Lk 10,25-37 EU ) and its maxim "Go there and do the same" .
history
The hospital was founded in Königsberg in 1850 with 20 patient beds. Up to the Second World War the number of deaconesses grew and with it the service to the sick and needy. In 1930 the plant had a new hospital building with over 600 beds and employed 1,000 people. As a result of the Russian occupation, the deaconesses were expelled from Königsberg in 1948. After the Second World War, a new start was made in 1948 in Berlin and finally in 1953 at the Altenberg Monastery in Solms-Oberbiel.
The former Premonstratensian Abbey, which burned down the year before, was rebuilt as the mother house. The deaconesses found new fields of activity in the Wetzlar hospital, the city center for the elderly and the city children's home. In 1963, with the building of Haus Königsberg in Robert-Koch-Weg on Frankfurter Strasse in Wetzlar, a dedicated Diakonie Center was established. In addition, the Königsberger Diakonie bought the site of the former city hospital, on which the Berlin house now stands. To date, the plant has developed into the largest care facility in the Lahn-Dill district with around 500 employees and 600 care places in Wetzlar, Braunfels and Hüttenberg through new buildings or the takeover of senior citizens' homes and nursing homes.
Chief
Heads of the deaconess mother house were, among others, Leopold Götz , August Borrmann (1862–1945), Friedrich Stachowitz (1898–1951) and Paul Kaufmann .
Association memberships
The Königsberger Diakonie is a member of the Kaiserswerther Association of German Deaconess Mother Houses and of the Diakonisches Werk of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland and thus part of the free welfare organization.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Articles of Association of the Königsberger Diakonie ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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. , accessed July 31, 2015.
- ↑ Hans-Jürgen Simon: The Königsberger Diakonie through the ages ... In: Lebenszeichen - The magazine of the Königsberger Diakonie, spring 2010.
- ^ Dieter Nebeling: From the foundation. In: Lebenszeichen - The magazine of the Königsberger Diakonie, spring 2010.
- ↑ 160 years of service for the sick, the elderly and the disabled. In: Lahn Dill Anzeiger, March 4, 2010.
