Merten Monastery
The monastery Merten was a convent of the Augustinian nuns in Merten , community Eitorf , just off the victory area. The entire facility is surrounded by a wall and today houses, among other things, an old people's and nursing home.
Documentary mention
There is no donor or founding deed, the monastery was probably built around 1160. In 1181 the Siegburg “Miracle Book” mentions an “Eila from the village of the holy martyr Agnes”. The monastery is first mentioned directly in a document from 1217; Here it is confirmed that no house inhabited by lay people is allowed to stand within the monastery walls and that the owner of Merten Castle , Otto von Kappenstein , is to cede the building to the monastery in return for compensation.
building
In addition to the imposing late Romanesque monastery church of St. Agnes with its double tower facade , the south and east wings from the Middle Ages are still preserved today. In 1699 the monastery burned down, which is why the interior of the church is decorated in a baroque style. The south wing was not rebuilt until 1791, the west wing fell into disrepair.
Gravesites
The only stately gravestone of Wilhelm von Selbach on the monastery church has been preserved.
Herchen Monastery
In 1582, Herchen Monastery was hit by a plague, in addition to high debts due to the costs of the war, which only two lay sisters survived. As a result, the monastery was merged with the Merten monastery, which also included the possessions.
Possessions
- 1555 Klostermühle was the victory at the Krabach relocated
- In 1758 JW Diefenbach sold the Weierhof to the monastery
- 1803 Habichtshof, Bachmühle, Delborner Hof, Jägerother Hof, Bitzerhof, Hombacher Hof, Menghof, Hohner Hof, Mühle and Klosterhof zu Herchen .
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secularization
In the course of secularization , the dissolved monastery was vacated on November 17, 1803. In addition to the abbess, only five nuns lived here at that time .
Merten Castle
In 1870 the area was acquired by the Hatzfeld-Trachenberg family. In 1909, Count Felix Droste zu Vischering von Nesselrode-Reichenstein bought the monastery property and Merten castle. After the purchase he had the neo-baroque orangery built. The monastery, known as the “castle”, became the summer residence and was the main residence between the World Wars. During the Second World War , the castle, where u. a. part of the archiepiscopal library and the property of Count Trips had been stored, after artillery fire completely. The Hubertus book, in which the order members of the Hubertus Order founded in 1444 were listed, was also destroyed.
Board of Trustees of Schloss Merten / Sieg
On July 1, 1955, the Catholic Association took over the castle, gradually expanded it and offered East German families their first living space and large families with holiday accommodation. In 1991 the monastery was sold in private ownership, the board of trustees only operates an office here.
Others
A fairy tale festival for children is held here every year, and musical performances are also given.
literature
- Gabriel Busch (ed.): Merten (victory). His dear home. Reckinger & Co., Siegburg 1978.
- Landschaftsverband Rheinland: Inventories of non-state archives, vol. 7 documents and files of the Merten monastery, edited by Theodor Sukopp, Verlag Fredebeul & Koenen KG, Essen 1961.
Individual evidence
- ^ Theodor Sukopp: Documents and files from the Merten monastery. From the Schram archive in Neuss (= inventories of non-governmental archives 7, ZDB -ID 24849-6 = annual edition of the history and antiquity association for Siegburg and the Siegkreis 5). Special edition. Fredebeul & Koenen, Essen 1961, Certificate 85, pp. 32–33.
- ^ Hermann Josef Ersfeld: Eitorfer picture chronicle. A contribution to the local history 1850–1950. Self-published, Eitorf 1980.
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Coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′ 56 ″ N , 7 ° 23 ′ 49 ″ E