Coffee house & pastry shop Heldt

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Heldt coffee house and confectionery in its current state of preservation.

The Heldt coffee house and confectionery in Eckernförde (Schleswig-Holstein) is one of the oldest coffee houses in Germany and Northern Europe.

It has been under monument protection as a cultural monument since 1979 due to its facade from 1925 . The coffee house has been owned by the Heldt family since 1969. In the “1. Quartier Nr. 35 ”(today St. Nicolaistraße 1) First coffee bar in 1869, since 1880 coffee house. The building dates from around 1600. Even today, the distinction of nobility that cannot be overlooked is the construction that placed the house one meter in front of the neighboring houses.

History of the building

Construction year

  • Copper engraving from the town book of Braun / Hogenberg, Eckernförde, end of the 16th century

  • Copper engraving by Braun / Hogenberg, Eckernförde, detail with St. Nicolaistraße, church and town hall market, end of the 16th century

  • Copper engraving by Braun / Hogenberg, Eckernförde, detail St. Nicolaistraße1, end of the 16th century

The construction time of the building is assigned to around 1600. In addition to the usual estimates, this is based on a copper engraving by Braun / Hogenberg (around 1600) showing the house and property, and on an inscription on a house wall dated to this period: plaster was removed from the north wall in 1970 as part of renovation work. Traces of an inscription were discovered on the bottom layer of paint on the wall made of monk stones . It is a Bible verse in High German script, which contains the Arabic number 42. There is evidence that Roman numerals were used in the church registers of the Eckernförde St. Nicolaikirche before 1586, while the Low German script was replaced by the High German script in the first half of the 17th century.

Building and property

Originally the type of building that was typical of the area on Rathausmarkt. Single-storey house with a half-hipped roof bordering St. Nicolaistrasse. Three-axis facade with late baroque skylight door. Property along the Bleichergang to Gartenstrasse 29. A (rear) building there since the 16th century. During various conversion and renovation phases, after the takeover by the Hudemann confectionery around 1880, the area between Gartenstrasse and St. Nicolaistrasse was initially built on. For an unknown reason, the newly created building was directly connected to the two existing houses. During renovation work in the 1990s, the owners Armin and Katharina Heldt exposed several whitewashed ceiling beams, which indicated that today's third guest room must have been an unstitching or coach house earlier. Breakthroughs were made around 1900, which can be recognized today by different wall thicknesses and floor heights. Inside there are four guest rooms, one behind the other, between St. Nicolaistraße and Gartenstraße, which can be walked through. The most extensive renovation took place in 1925 and also affected the newly created facade and another floor. One of the gable beams of the house bears the inscriptions of the years of reconstruction and renovation: 1731, 1925 and 1989.

With the renovation in 1925, the Hudemann coffee house stood out from the usual local developments. The style of the new facade can be attributed to the Weser Renaissance . A comparison with old townhouses in Einbeck , Höxter , Lemgo , Minden and other cities of the Weser Renaissance could be used as evidence. The windows and the alignment of the half-timbered structure in the attic and above are not atypical of the Weser Renaissance - the fan rosettes of today's Café-Heldt-Haus have their counterparts on a number of buildings from the Weser Renaissance era, such as the Litto house in Höxter. Shutters of this type, like those on the first floor, are more likely to be found in more southerly regions, such as in the Neckar region or in Central Franconia .

  • Buildings around 1910 before the 1925 renovation.

  • The facade from 1925 after the renovation in 1989.

  • Hermann Hudemann, Franz's younger brother, a building contractor in Kiel, rebuilt the facade in 1925, which is now a listed building.

Chronology of the renovations

  • 1881/1882 Expansion of the property: construction of a two-story brick new building attached to the St. Nicolaistr. 1 is added, and the rear building at Gartenstrasse 29 is renewed, presumably through demolition and new construction.
  • 1900 Interior renovation: enlargement and modernization of the guest rooms.
  • 1906–1908 Installation of a larger vestibule. Part of the kitchen and private rooms will be converted into another guest room.
  • 1908/1909 installation of two large windows to the right and left of the entrance door. The window on the left is still in its - renovated - original condition.
  • Expansion of the taprooms to include a ladies' room.
  • 1909/1910 Conversion of the back building into a club room / winter garden. Installation of a window.
  • 1925 Conversion of the front building by the owner's brother, building contractor Hermann Hudemann (born 1883), Kiel. Demolition of the top floor except for the facade; Construction of another floor; Saddle roof with half-timbered gable , which is based on the decorative shapes of the Lower Saxony half-timbered building in the style of old German patrician houses .
  • 1937, 1. – 12. June, establishment of a dining room with adjoining kitchen on the upper floor.
  • After 1945 renovation.
  • 1970 Renovation work and uncovering of the Bible verse (reconstructed from fragments) "As the deer calls for fresh water, so my soul, God, calls for you" (42nd Psalm).
  • 1979 The building is listed as a historical monument because of its facade.
  • 1989 Restoration of the building and facade , renewal of the gable framework with Siberian larch , most of which had to be re-carved after processing with oil paint in the past.
  • 1992, October, furnishing of the front rooms based on ideas from Katharina and Armin Heldt, who were inspired during their honeymoon in 1990 in the Budapest Café Ruszwurm and the coffee house museum there, and based on designs by the Eckernförde artist Falko Windhaus .

History of the coffee house

Coffee is said to have been served for the first time in the building at St. Nicolaistraße 1 in 1869 - but at that time it was owned by the cleaner Maria Föh. It became the actual coffee house in 1880 when the Hudemann family acquired the house and property and moved their company headquarters to St. Nicolaistrasse 1. The Hudemann pastry shop had existed in Langebrückstrasse since 1843, and in 1879 Hermann Hudemann opened the coffee house in his pastry shop. After Hermann Hudemann's death, his son Franz Heinrich took over the confectionery and coffee house. His daughter Käthe Krellenberg later leased the building initially to Otto Maaß, who ran the Café Maaß from 1937 to 1969, only to sell it in 1969 to Manfred and Lieselotte Heldt, who ran the coffee house and pastry shop Heldt from 1970 and their son Armin and 1992 handed over to his wife Katharina. In January 2017, Armin Heldt handed over the coffee to long-term employee Thomas Schulz and his wife Silke. From then on, they took over the coffee house and continued it in the spirit of the Heldt family.

  • Graduation from the Hudemann confectionery: 25 years of court confectioner, Ministry of Berlin

  • Graduation from the Hudemann confectionery: 25 years of Hofkonditor, Glücksburg

  • Licensing for the Hudemann confectionery initially for beer and wine from 1878. In 1879, the license for spirits was added.

chronology

  • 1843–1880 Hudemann bakery and confectionery in Langebrückstrasse 22, coffee house since 1879
  • 1880, in November, Hermann Theodor Hudemann moves the coffee house and confectionery Hudemann to St. Nicolaistraße 1 (owner)
  • 1908 Takeover by the son Franz Heinrich Hudemann
  • 1937, June 13, Café Maaß (tenant Otto Maaß)
  • 1970, Jan. 1, Heldt coffee house and confectionery (owner Manfred and Lieselotte Heldt)
  • 1992, in January, coffee house and pastry shop Heldt (taken over by Katharina and Armin Heldt)

Bar and licensed

  • 1869 Coffee shop at St. Nicolaistraße 1 by (presumably) Sophie Föh, the niece of the owner and cleaner Maria Föh.
  • 1878 Hermann Theodor Hudemann receives a license to serve beer and wine in his pastry shop on Langebrückstrasse.
  • 1879 Hermann Theodor Hudemann receives the license to serve spirits.
  • 1910 Franz Heinrich Hudemann receives the liquor license for the club room / winter garden (4th guest room).

Owners and tenants

Although the building must have been built around 1600 with a title of nobility, the first owner cannot be proven. For the first time, Israel Victor Noodt could be determined as the owner for the year 1766. The chronology shows some gaps, but has been understandable since then. The coffee house era began when Hermann Theodor Hudemann bought the building in 1880. The history of the Hudemann confectionery coincided with the history of the building, which has been a coffee house ever since. It changed operators several times, but was sold directly by Franz Heinrich Hudemann's daughter to the Heldt family, who have owned it since 1969.

Chronology and Biographies

Coffee house Hudemann, undated (between 1925 and 1937), on the right the old town hall (museum). In between, a two-storey veranda is visible, which belonged to the city ​​building authority at the time.
  • 1766 Israel Victor Noodt
  • 1767 Christian Ludwig Astbahr , businessman, Lombard administrator, later councilor in Eckernförde. Married to Elisabeth Cornelia Astbahr geb. Daniels . Son Johann Rudolph Astbahr, b. on Gut Damp as the administrator's son (April 28, 1761– October 4, 1822).
  • 1803, according to the census February 13, 1803: Sophia Maria von Hein , unmarried, presumably inherited from her parents (Major Albrecht von Heinen and Sophia née von der Osten), died June 15, 1814.
  • from 1814/1818 Johann Albrecht Eckerbusch , white tanner and Lombard administrator, who died shortly after acquisition and took over the house of his wife Maria Margaretha, née. Lier from Schleswig (d. April 3, 1856) inherited. 2. Marriage with Elias v. Hildebrandt (approx. 1770– April 3, 1851).
  • 1851, May 7, selling to Maria Sophia Margaretha Föh (also Föh, Föhe), milliner (born in Sophienruh 16 July 1802-7. Jan. 1871), unmarried, their millinery shop in 1874 tax rolls is documented.
  • 1871 Sophie Föh inherits the house from her aunt Maria Föh.
  • 1880, June 5th, purchase of the house by Hermann Theodor Hudemann. In November 1880 the pastry shop was moved to St. Nicolaistraße 1.
Franz Christian Hudemann, (1823, Rendsburg, -1895, Eckernförde), master baker and church elder, 1843–1878 bakery at Langebrückstraße 22.
Hermann Theodor Hudemann, (1849–1928, Eckernförde), 1878–1880 confectionery (and since 1879 coffee house) in Langebrückstraße 22, 1880–1908 coffee house and confectionery in St. Nicolaistr. 1, married to Katharina, b. Heintze.
  • 1908 Takeover by Franz Heinrich Hudemann and his wife Dora.
Franz Heinrich Hudemann, (7 Nov. 1879-27 Febr. 1937, Eckernförde), apprenticeship as a pastry chef with his father, assistant in Greifswald, Essen and Halberstadt, councilor, head of the city council, member of the bourgeois parliamentary group, 1908–1937 owner of the coffee house and confectionery Hudemann in St. Nicolaistr. 1. Married to Dora Hudemann geb. Stärtzenbach (September 13, 1877– June 8, 1933).
  • 1937, June 1, Käthe Krellenberg (April 25, 1907– Nov. 27, 1988), daughter of Franz and Dora, inherits the coffee house and leases it to Otto Maaß.
Otto Maaß, (born Jan. 28, 1904 in Hoya, died in the 1990s), married to Wally, master confectioner, councilor, tenant from 1937 to 1969 (managed from 1940 to 1945 by his wife Wally).
  • 1969, sold by Käthe Krellenberg to Manfred and Lieselotte Heldt.
Manfred Heldt, b. Jan. 17, 1930, Lieselotte Heldt b. Magnor on Feb. 21, 1930.
  • 1992, in January, taken over by Katharina and Armin Heldt.
Armin Heldt, b. April 13, 1960, Katharina Heldt b. Lange on October 23, 1964, councilwoman.
  • 2017, in January, taken over by Silke and Thomas Schulz.
Thomas Schulz, confectioner, Silke Schulz , confectioner.

The coffee house through the ages

Coffee house and confectionery Hudemann, 1880 to 1937

  • Franz Hudemann and his wife Dora

  • Young Franz Hudemann

  • Café Hudemann, an interior view, window to the Rathausmarkt, around 1906

  • Interior view of the Hudemann coffee house around 1906

  • Document for the purchase contract between Sophie Föhe and Hermann Hudemann, June 18, 1880

  • Customer and to know is ... - Excerpt from pages 1 to 3 of the sales contract between Sophie Föhe and Hermann Hudemann, June 5, 1880

  • Customer and to know ... - Excerpt from pages 4 to 6 of the sales contract between Sophie Föhe and Hermann Hudemann, June 5, 1880

  • A drawing of the Hudemann coffee house at the time with the new facade rebuilt in 1925, around 1925

Café Maaß, 1937 to 1969

  • Café Maaß, staff during an anniversary celebration in 1955, Wally and Otto Maaß sitting at the table in the foreground

  • Interior view of the then Café Maaß, window to the Rathausmarkt, around 1937

  • Cafe Maaß 1937, after the renovation

Coffee house and confectionery Heldt (Lieselotte and Manfred Heldt), 1970 to 1991

  • Coffee house Heldt, 1970s, Manfred and Lieselotte Heldt with their son Armin (left); in the background Käthe Krellenberg

  • Coffee house Heldt 1970s, view through the guest rooms

  • Coffee house Heldt 1970s, front dining area

  • Coffee house Heldt, 1970s, view from the second to the third guest room

Coffee house and confectionery Heldt (Katharina and Armin Heldt), since 1992

  • Armin and Katharina Heldt, 2013

  • Coffeehouse Heldt, window from 1908, view of Rathausmarkt, 2013

  • Coffee house Heldt, room 3, former unstitching, with renovated and exposed beam construction and support posts, 2013

  • Coffeehouse Heldt, showcase with artefacts such as baking pans and cookbooks from the 19th and 20th centuries, 2013

  • Coffee house Heldt, view through the guest rooms, 2013

  • Coffee house Heldt, counter in the 1st guest room, 2013

  • Coffee house Heldt, counter with display, 2013

  • Café Heldt, winter garden and 4th guest room, with pictures and drawings by Falko Windhaus, 2013

Others

  • The coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg still adorns the facade of the coffee house today.

  • Upper cover page of the menu of the Hofkonditorei Franz Hudemann, undated, before 1937. Embossed " Buchbdr. JC Schwensen " on the back .

  • Coffeehouse Hudemann, inside of the menu, undated

  • An advertising sticker from the Hudemann coffee house, 1927, which at that time was obviously still a confectionary at the court and possibly remained until Franz Hudemann's death.

  • Ducal purveyor to the court from 1885 until an unknown date. 1910 Awarded the diploma as court confectioner to Franz Hudemann by Duke Friedrich Ferdinand of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg .
  • The ducal coat of arms is still clearly visible above the entrance door.
  • All of the Hudemanns' coffee house operators up to 2013 were council members. Christian Ludwig Astbahr, owner in 1767, was councilor in Eckernförde.
  • The window frames and panes used during the renovation work in 1925, except for the shop window on the right, are still in their original condition today. The window to the left of the front door is from 1908. The furnishing style was brought back to the style of the turn of the century around 1900 and partly to the Biedermeier style. This leave z. B. recognize the typical shovel rests of the chairs of this time. The woods used (beech, elm, ash) were stained in the typical honey-colored wood stain tones of the 19th century. It is the owner's concern to keep the old condition and to use original materials for renovations.
  • The coffee house and pastry shop Heldt is mentioned in the café guide published in February 2005 by " Der Feinschmecker ": special travel tips "The best cafés in Germany".
  • Friedrich Baasch, a grandson of the Eckernförde painter and Senator Hans-Friedrich Baasch, was the house photographer for a long time .
  • On the Giebelfuß of half-timbered gable was put Hermann Hudemann following inscription: "here you can heel gemütli sien bi Koken, Coffee, Beer un Vienna", which is still preserved.

Further use, events

  • Since 1937 societies with food, cultural events, meetings and exhibitions.
  • Since 1970 there has been a temporary antiques trade on the upper floor and in the back taproom.
  • Since 1970 rooms have been rented on the upper and top floors. In addition to the coffee house, cultural events, societies, exhibitions.

additional information

  • Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg are said to have been in Eckernförde for the last time in 1598. Hogenberg died in 1590. The "City Views" are said to have been published between 1572 and 1618 (most recently only by Georg Braun). The more precise circumstances and the question of whether the building was built earlier in the 16th century remain to be clarified. The biblical saying seems to show that it was made in the first half of the 17th century. Simultaneous construction of the building does not seem to be mandatory.
  • Maria Föh died in 1871. Her cleaning business seems to be listed under her name in tax lists as late as 1874. It remains to be clarified why these numbers differ and whether her niece Sophie Föh continued the business.
  • An advertising sticker from the Hudemann pastry shop with the note "1927" shows the ducal coat of arms, so that it is assumed that Hudemann was still a court pastry chef at the time. It remains to be clarified whether this is actually the case and whether this status was maintained until Franz Hudemann's death in 1937.

Web links

Commons : Café Heldt  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of cultural monuments in Eckernförde
  2. ↑ so also: Karl Friedrich Schinkel: Eckernförde - a walk through the city's history . Publisher: Manfred Goos, Horn-Bad Meinberg, 2nd edition 2002, page 437
  3. ^ Family history of the Baasch family

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  • Thomas Thomsen: Contributions to the history of the house at St. Nicolaistrasse 1 in Eckernförde , publisher: Heimatgemeinschaft Eckernförde e. V. Special edition 29/1971, 1971
  • Uwe Beitz: Alt Eckernförde, 2, Café Heldt (formerly: Hudemann, Maaß), St. Nicolai-Straße 1 , publisher: Stadt Eckernförde (city archive), November 2005
  • Manfred and Armin Heldt, coffeehouse and pastry shop in Heldt
  • Land registry office Eckernförde
  • Copper engraving by Braun-Hogenberg, Museum Eckernförde
  • Church registers Eckernförde
  • Haerens Arkiv, Copenhagen
  • Personalhistorik Tidsskrift, 9 R., 2nd vol. Pp. 85-100
  • Stadtbauamt Eckernförde
  • Chronicle of Café Hudemann - Maaß - Heldt, Otto Maaß, 1991
  • Eckernförder Zeitung (shz) , from 1872
  • Eckernförder Nachrichten (KN) , from 1989

Coordinates: 54 ° 28 '17.2 "  N , 9 ° 50' 8.1"  E