Ludwig Windthorst House

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The Ludwig-Windthorst-Haus (LWH) is the Catholic Social Academy and folk high school of the Diocese of Osnabrück in Lingen / Holthausen (Ems). It was founded in 1963. The house was named after the Catholic parliamentarian and central politician Ludwig Windthorst .

Goals and principles of work

With the founding of the Ludwig-Windthorst-Haus, the aim was to combine educational work and educational offers from the academy and the folk high school , thereby creating a wide range of educational opportunities for the region. Theological, educational, political, cultural and health issues form the focus of the work. The social, educational and nursing training courses are of particular importance. As a folk high school, the house is characterized by its daily seminars with accommodation and meals. Suggestions from the course and current political issues provide the material for the academy evenings, which are carried out in the form of panel discussions and lectures. The LWH orients itself in its work on the principles of the Catholic social doctrine and on the life example of the namesake Ludwig Windthorst . The house sees itself as an interreligious and interdisciplinary meeting place under Catholic sponsorship.

meaning

The foundation of the facility rests on two pillars: One is regional educational work. On the other hand, as a Catholic Social Academy , it has acted in the past as a stimulus for social discussions with a reach beyond the Emsland . The content of the controversial regional and administrative reform in Lower Saxony was shaped by lectures and panel discussions in the LWH in the 1970s. In addition, the educational institution dedicated itself to the controversial debate about nuclear energy. Lectures on the consequences of radiation emissions from nuclear power plants, as well as emotional debates about the new construction of nuclear facilities, influenced large parts of public opinion and took place in the LWH in the 1970s and 1980s. In the discussion of school policy issues, the LWH developed its own profile and gained importance far beyond the region. In addition, the LWH was one of the first institutions to campaign politically and socially for the second educational path. The Ludwig-Windthorst-Haus gained further media attention through events such as the spring general assembly of the German Bishops' Conference in 1999 and 2019 or through visits to well-known politicians such as Helmut Kohl , Hans-Gert Pöttering , Wolfgang Schäuble and Christian Wulff . The Ludwig Windthorst Foundation, founded by Walter Klöppel (second director) on the initiative of the first director Werner Remmers , is also important . This is based in the house and works closely with the LWH.

The House

The Ludwig-Windthorst-Haus impresses with the architectural synthesis of traditional North German wage houses with buildings that were built in the style of the 60s and 70s. The 1973 entrance area with auditorium and chapel was designed by the Hamburg architects Walter Bunsmann and Paul-Gerhard Scharf and designed by the artist Ferdinand Hees from Papenburg. The building was erected in reinforced concrete and impresses with its precise design and geometry. The architects developed the shape from the 60 degree angle and created exciting spaces that are subject to this goal. The foyer in the entrance area serves as a link between the auditorium and the chapel. The LWH has 88 modern single and multi-bed rooms. When fully occupied, 139 people can sleep in the house. 13 seminar rooms are available for educational events or conferences. The auditorium offers space for 350 people for large events. The internal appearance is characterized by regularly changing art exhibitions by regionally and nationally known artists. The house was extensively renovated between 2009 and 2013.

Programs

  1. Theology and church
  2. Politics / economy / society
  3. pedagogy
  4. Competence center for teacher training
  5. Communication and media
  6. health
  7. Culture / dance / art

literature

  • Chronicle of the 50th anniversary of the LWH 'nachFRAGEN-querDENKEN-mitWIRKEN', 2013
  • Documentation, Catholic Academies in Germany , 1993
  • “We speak to one another” , commemorative publication for the 25th anniversary of the Catholic Academy and Heimvolkshochschule Ludwig-Windthorst-Haus, v. Hermann Onken, 1988
  • Encounter of Church and World, The Founding of the Catholic Academies in the FRG 1945-1975 , Oliver M. Schütz, 2004

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Coordinates: 52 ° 33 '37.7 "  N , 7 ° 17' 8.8"  E