Königshütte (Bad Lauterberg)

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Königshütte (Bad Lauterberg) - fountain made of cast iron, made in 1889 for the World Exhibition in Paris (whether it was really there is disputed), then placed in the center of the square

The Königshütte in Bad Lauterberg in the Harz Mountains is a former blast furnace , foundry and wire drawing shop from the early 19th century. She was the largest kurhannoversche ironworks and stands as a technical monument under monument protection .

history

The facility was built from 1732 to 1737 as a state enterprise , the architect was Karl-Heinrich Mummenthey from St. Andreasberg. The Süssenhütte, built around 1580–1624, was the forerunner at this point. The facility was rebuilt and modernized in a second construction phase from 1820-1832. In particular, the Königshütte supplied hardware for mining in the Harz Mountains, and from 1834 also wire ropes . Iron ore was obtained from the Red Bear mine and other mines. Pig iron production with two blast furnaces ended in 1863. The foundry ended in 2001. Famous visitors were: JW Goethe , King Jérôme , King Ernst August of Hanover and King George V of Hanover .

Buildings and facilities

The following partly representative buildings of the Königshütte are grouped around a central square:

  1. Trading house (1736)
  2. Iron magazine with portico supported by two pillars and four cast-iron , hollow, Doric columns (around 1828), neoclassicism
  3. Machine factory (before 1820)
  4. Hut tavern, 18th century
  5. Formhaus (molding shop) with a clock and cast-iron arched windows (1820–1825), neoclassicism
  6. Blast furnace and foundry building (1825–1832), neo-Gothic (no longer externally recognizable due to renovations)
  7. Cast iron fountain, made in 1889 for the World Exhibition in Paris (whether it really was there is disputed), then placed in the center of the square
  8. Rolling mill for wire with a rolling train powered by water power (1840)
  9. Rolling mill for bar iron with a rolling train powered by water power (1834)
  10. Residential buildings (behind the trading house)
  11. South Harz Ironworks Museum
  12. former flour mill
  13. Moat from Scholm or Scholben weir to Königshütte (1.6 km long) for driving the stamp mills, blowers and hammer mills, built in 1733, renewed in 1905

Current condition

The facility is a listed building. The South Harz Ironworks Museum is located on the site.

Königshütte Bad Lauterberg, partial view 2011
10 = residential house, 12 = mill, formerly hammer mill, 1 = trading post, 7 = fountain, 2 = iron store, 3 = machine factory

  • Iron magazine (2)

  • Machine factory (3)

  • Molding Shop (5)

  • Blast furnace and foundry building (6)

literature

Web links

Commons : Königshütte  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 37 ′ 13.9 ″  N , 10 ° 27 ′ 36.1 ″  E