Kupferhof Blankenberg
The Blankenberg is a former copper farm in Stolberg (Rhld.) . The building was completely demolished in 1972, but has significantly shaped the economic development of the city and the surrounding area over the centuries.
The former copper yard was located in Unterstolberg and owned extensive land in the direction of Donnerberg , partly in what was then Eschweiler .
The farm is owned by the Peltzer and Mewis family
The Blankenberg farm was built in the 17th century. Presumably Johannes Peltzer († after 1704) can be addressed as the builder, heir or buyer. He is certainly the first known owner. Heinrich von Binsfeld, mentioned in the literature, was neither a copper master nor resident in Stolberg. It is an assignment error because he was a bailiff in the Bergisch Amt Blankenburg in the middle of the 17th century. The fact that the names of the office and court were identical led to the erroneous identification. Johannes Peltzer was the husband of Anna Maria Lynen, the daughter of the owner of the Kupferhof Weide Simon Lynen.
The Kupferhof had no water power, so there were no water wheels and hammer mills. The work on the farm was limited to metal casting. The resulting brass blocks had to be processed into plates or wires in yards with hammer mills. The Ellermühle , the Unterste Hof or the Krautlade were suitable for this . Such work carried out on a wage basis could be financed by the income from agriculture. This is supported by the fact that Johann Peltzer's grandchildren are not referred to as copper masters, but rather as copper bats.
Johann Peltzer's second son Simon lived in the Kupferhof Blankenberg with his wife Anna Margarete Schardinel. The first-born Diederich Johannes (* 1684) lived with his wife Margarete Prym on the Kupferhof Weide .
Neither the sons nor the grandsons of Simon or Diederich Johannes took over the Kupferhof Blankenberg. The owner became the second daughter of Diederich Johannes, Anna Maria, who was married to Mathias Mewis. From this marriage the daughter Anna Maria Mewis and the three sons Johannes, Peter and Simon Mewis emerged. While the children of Anna Maria, who married Mathias Schleicher from the Untersten Hof, left the farm, the children of the sons stayed at the Kupferhof Blankenberg.
The large land holdings of the Blankenberg offered sufficient security in difficult economic times thanks to its agriculture.
Englerth family
The mine owner and first mayor of Eschweiler, Carl Englerth , lived in the Kupferhof Blankenberg at the beginning of the 19th century and died there in 1814.
The courtyard becomes an administration building
From the first half of the 19th century, the purpose of the Blankenberg changed completely. The brass industry in Stolberg had lost its importance. The Blankenberg became the administration building for the increasingly important zinc and lead ore smelting industry. From around 1846, the Eschweiler Society for Mining and Steelworks established its administration in Blankenberg. In 1872 the company was taken over by the Rheinisch-Nassauische Bergwerks- u. Hütten AG bought up, whereby a director of the company had his official seat on the Blankenberg.
In 1922 the ownership changed again. It came to a merger with the "Aktiengesellschaft für Bergbau, Lead- und Zinkfabrikation zu Stolberg und Westfalen zu Aachen". In 1926 it was completely taken over. Since then, the Blankenberg has been used as an apartment for the employees of the Stolberger Zinc Society .
In 1970 the "State Development Society of North Rhine-Westphalia for Urban Development, Housing, Agricultural Regulations GmbH" acquired the Blankenberg. In 1972 the former copper yard was completely demolished. Only the entrance to the building has been preserved.
The street "Am Blankenberg" in Unterstolberg reminds of the building today.
literature
- Kurt Schleicher Blankenberg and Krone, beginning, middle and end of two Stolberg manor houses , contributions to Stolberg history and local history, issue 14, 1973, publisher Stolberg city library (Rhld.)
Web links
- Portrait on stolberg-abc.de
Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 38.5 ″ N , 6 ° 13 ′ 35.1 ″ E