Kruger House

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Kruger House

The Krüger House , also known as the Amtshaus , is a monument on the Schlossplatz in Freiberg . It is built directly on the city ​​wall in front of the dam between the two cross ponds and adjoins Freudenstein Castle to the southwest, separated from the castle moat .

history

The court master Rudolph von Bünau had his seat built between 1510 and 1512 directly between the city wall and the castle wall. After the von Bünau u. a. that of Schönberg as the owner. Elector Johann Georg II bought the house in 1676 and had the Freiberg office set up in it. Until the 20th century the house served as the administrative center, most recently the tax office. During the GDR era, the building was used as a residential building. After the political change, the last tenants moved out of the dilapidated building in 1997.

architecture

Frontal view

In keeping with its history, the building shows traces of the late Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neo-Gothic periods. In the course of the renovation, the outbuildings on the city wall were removed and replaced by a new building. While the old office building was painted ocher after the renovation, the newly built extensions at the end of the castle moat are also noticeable with their blue paint.

Current situation

On the initiative of its sponsor Peter Krüger , the Dr. Erich Krüger Foundation acquired the empty office building at the beginning of the 21st century. Kruger’s commitment to his hometown and especially to the maintenance of the office building was continued from 2007 by his widow Erika. During the renovation phase, the office building was given the name "Krüger House" in recognition of the Krüger family's commitment to the university and the city of Freiberg. Since then, the rooms have also been used as public presentation and seminar areas as well as for teaching and research at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg . Since the opening in October 2012, the exhibition “German Minerals” of the “Mineralogical Collection Germany” foundation has been shown in the Krüger House, which is also the seat of the Dr. Erich Krüger Foundation.

In front of the building, two mighty mineral steps donated by the Bergsicherung Schneeberg were erected.

literature

  • Dr. Erich Krüger Foundation (ed.): Mineralogical Collection Germany. The Kruger House in Freiberg , Ed. Krüger Foundation, Bode Verlag, Salzhemmendorf 2012, ISBN 978-3-86012-442-0
  • Uwe Richter: Schlossplatz 3 in Freiberg: From the former Freihaus to the location of the Mineralogical Collection Germany . in: Erzgebirgische Heimatblätter 2/2013, pp. 14–19

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The “Krüger House” opens in mid-2010. In: Freie Presse. April 3, 2009, accessed September 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ The "German Minerals" exhibition opens in the KRÜGERHAUS on Schlossplatz in Freiberg.

Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 11.2 "  N , 13 ° 20 ′ 23.1"  E