Ottekampshof colony

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Nienhuser Bush
4-family house from behind

The Ottekampshof colony is one of three collieries in the Katernberg district of Essen .

history

The name Ottekampshof is derived from the farmer who sold his 52 acres of land to Franz Haniel in 1867 for 15,800 thalers . Little by little, the agricultural land around the Zeche Zollverein was bought up and used as building sites for one workers' settlement after another.

South of the 4/5/11 mine, construction of the second large colony began in 1873 with the Josef-Oertgen-Weg street, which is named after a mine director. The Nienhuser Busch was built from 1893 to 1896 and the Drokamp from 1896 to 1898. These two streets still give the best impression of the settlement structure at that time, which was strictly geared to the needs of the miners. Each colony was clearly assigned to a shaft and built in a self-contained manner. House and land should bind the miner to the colliery.

Each house consists of four residential units with their own entrance, the residential units are 50 to 60 square meters in size. In the uniform street scene, 1 1/2 or 1-storey brick houses were built, some with lower extensions on the gable ends. Most of the houses are oriented with the eaves side facing the street, only the gable side in the turning area of ​​Imbuschweg. Behind the houses was the more than 600 m² kitchen garden with farm buildings for keeping cattle.

Other colonies are the Hegemannshof and the Zollverein III colony .

Web links

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Coordinates: 51 ° 30 '4 "  N , 7 ° 3' 8.8"  E