Kaak (Lübeck)

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The Kaak 2010, in the background on the left a wing of the Lübeck town hall , on the right post-war buildings between Markt and Breiter Straße
The Finkenbauer, the upper floor of the Kaak, was rebuilt in 1986 from the Gothic structure
Artist's impression of the market with Kaak around 1820, in the background St. Marien , on the right the town hall

The Kaak ( Low German ) was the pillory in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck . Since the 13th century, buildings on the Lübeck market have been called Kaak . Today in Lübeck it is understood to be a building with parts of Gothic origin.

history

The first Kaak was first mentioned in 1294. He was on the west side of the market. In 1465 it was implemented by placing it on the upper floor (also known as Finkenbauer ) on a basement butter stand, in which there were twelve stalls for butter.

In 1579 a new Kaak was built north of the first. It consisted of a column with a crowned figure and stood on a hexagonal platform. French jurisdiction was introduced during the Lübeck French period ; the pillory lost its function and was broken off in 1811.

The 15th century butter stall with the Kaak was used for the sale of butter until 1784. The butter shack was rebuilt several times, the Kaak as the upper floor remained unchanged.

In 1870 the citizens' committee found that there were "enough old stone junk" in the city and called for the Kaak to be torn down. It didn't come to that. Photos from the 1920s show a closed brick building with a sloping tiled roof and windows in a Gothic style.

While the air raid on Lübeck on Palm Sunday 1942 destroyed large areas of the city center with historical buildings, the Kaak was preserved. In the post-war years a travel agency was housed there.

When Lübeck was rebuilt in the 1950s, the Kohlmarkt was widened by twelve meters at the expense of the market at the town hall. For this, the Kaak was removed in 1952 by resolution of the citizenship ; the components were stored.

In the 1970s there were first proposals for rebuilding the Kaak. The association “Reconstruction of the Lübeck Kaak” was founded, which envisioned a “sophisticated standing beer hall” or a “historic bratwurst stall” as a use. For the reconstruction, 200,000 marks were collected in donations, 80,000 marks were added from public funds.

In 1986/1987 the Kaak was rebuilt using the Gothic components north of the last location. The Finkenbauer was placed on an open hall made of six concrete and 16 wooden posts. The upper floor received a metal roof, the Finkenbauer was covered with tiles. In May 1987 the Kaak was officially handed over to the city.

In 2002 the city of Lübeck intended to equip the Kaak with glass walls for gastronomic use as a café or bistro. However, it did not find a suitable operator and abandoned the plan in 2003.

The Kaak is used as a fruit and vegetable stall on market days; during the Christmas market there are punch stands in it.

literature

Web links

Commons : Kaak (Lübeck)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Helmut von der Lippe : Buildings in Need In: Lübecker Nachrichten of October 11, 2008, p. 11
  2. ↑ Review: Kaak as a meeting place? In: Lübecker Nachrichten of August 12, 2009, p. 10
  3. ↑ Kai Dordowsky: Glass building failed: Nobody wants the Kaak In: Lübecker Nachrichten of February 14, 2003, p. 14

Coordinates: 53 ° 51 ′ 59 ″  N , 10 ° 41 ′ 6 ″  E