Luisenhütte Wocklum

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Luisenhütte complete facility (2008)
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Luisenhütte - main building from diagonally in front
Luisenhütte (rear view)

The Luisenhütte Wocklum (also Wocklumer Hammer ) in the Balver district of Wocklum is the oldest fully equipped blast furnace in Germany.

history

The history of the Luisenhütte may go back to 1732. The construction of an ironworks by the von Landsberg family can only be documented for the year 1748.

In 1758 the Luisenhütte was taken over by Clemens August von Landsberg .

Ignaz von Landsberg-Velen and Gemen , who took over the property in 1812, devoted himself particularly to the expansion of this hut complex. His name was also given in 1835 during his time: Ludowika (Luise) von Westerholt-Gysenberg was his wife.

In 1854 the hut was expanded and rebuilt due to increasing competition from the neighboring Ruhr area, England and Belgium.

Soon after the opening of the first railway connections between the Ruhr area and the steelworks in Siegerland , the Luisenhütte was shut down again in 1865. Other huts in the Sauerland in Sundwig , Amecke , Endorf and in the Olpe area were also affected by the consequences of industrialization .

The first commitment to preserving the hut as a technical monument was in 1939. For this purpose, the Graeflich Landsberg administration concluded a leasing contract with the Arnsberg district responsible at the time. The Märkische Kreis has been responsible for this since 1975.

The Luisenhütte was owned by Count Landsberg-Velen .

Importance as a national cultural monument

The Luisenhütte has been a technical cultural monument since 1950 and was classified as a monument of national cultural importance in 2003. Between 2004 and 2006, the Luisenhütte was renovated with a financial outlay of around two million euros. The reopening with a new museum concept took place on May 1st, 2006 with great public interest.

Museum of Prehistory and Early History

The Museum of Prehistory and Early History of the town of Balve has been located in the building of the former Wocklum rod hammer since May 2006 .

literature

  • The Luisenhütte in Wocklum, technical cultural monuments in Westphalia, issue 1, Westfälischer Heimatbund, Münster 1978, ISSN  0930-3944
  • Hinz, Frank-Lothar: The history of the Wocklumer ironworks 1758–1864 as an example of Westphalian noble entrepreneurship, Altena 1977
  • Sensen, Stephan: Demolition or Culture? The path of the Luisenhütte Wocklum to the industrial cultural highlight. In: Der Märker Vol. 57 (2008). H. 1-4, pp. 6-31

Web links

Commons : Luisenhütte Wocklum  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c European Route of Industrial Culture (ERIH): Luisenhütte
  2. a b c German Foundation for Monument Protection: Luisenhütte ( Memento from October 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  3. a b Luisenhütte Balve-Wocklum: A technical cultural monument by Heinz Saager, Hagen (abbreviated)
  4. ^ LWL Westphalian history: Ignaz von Landsberg-Velen
  5. a b Reopening of the Luisenhütte ( Memento of the original from March 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.maerkischer-kreis.de
  6. Municipal Museum of Prehistory and Early History ( Memento of the original from January 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.balve.de

Coordinates: 51 ° 20 '  N , 7 ° 53'  E