Marienheim (Andelsbuch)

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The Marienheim is a building in the municipality of Andelsbuch in the Bregenz district in Vorarlberg ( Austria ) and was originally an inn with a spa, but became the branch of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent under the new name Marienheim in 1925 . A private residential complex has existed under this name since 2007.

Even before it was converted into a residential complex, the building dominated the Andelsbuch community and had an important historical function. Especially with regard to

  • on tourism for spa use and summer retreat for around 140 years as well
  • on the training, advisory and educational activities in Marienheim for the population in the Bregenzerwald for around 80 years and
  • to the social activities of the Sisters of Mercy, who enjoyed great support among the population.

history

An exact dating of the beginning of the bathing business in Andelsbuch is not possible. Presumably, such a facility and accommodation facilities already existed at the end of the 18th century. At least one can deduce from the records of the community around 1764 that there was a bathing establishment. In 1830 a Josef Feuerstein is named as the spa owner, who entertained spa guests and built a spa in 1836. On June 6, 1854, a “poor house foundation” was established by twelve people from Andelsbuch, who acquired the bath house am Fahl from Maria Beer from Andelsbuch (so-called “steel bath”). The Almshouse Foundation was a response to widespread poverty and street begging. Pastor Kneipp's visit to this bath in 1890 is documented, as the community doctor Michael König combined the bath and its medicinal properties with the use of Kneipp water.

In 1864 the core of the later Marienheim was built as the “Bad” inn by Franz Xaver Mätzler from Andelsbuch and managed by his wife Maria ( commonly known as “Badmari”). In 1882 and 1895 ownership passed on in the family by way of inheritance. On June 29, 1900, the inn was sold to Jodok Thüringer and his wife Maria (née Pfanner, commonly known as Fahlerbäsle) for 16,000 crowns . As early as 1901, the inn was leased to a Baron Freiherr von Coreth, who in turn left him in 1903. On March 6, 1903, the master watchmaker Josef Ritter (1854–1914) bought the inn and its property and lived in it with his family. His second wife Johanna (née Kirchebner) inherited the inn on October 19, 1917 and a foreclosure auction took place in 1918. The new owner for 20,000 crowns on January 17, 1919 was the Sparkasse der Gemeinde Egg , which sold it to Anna Katharina Mätzler (née Hiller, † August 31, 1932) on March 24, 1919, who initiated the urgently needed renovations and the spa business reopened.

The daughter of Anna Katharina Mätzler and the businessman Josef Mätzler († 1898), Maria Gabriela (* 1898), entered the order of the Sisters of Mercy in Innsbruck on September 14, 1924 (Sister Anselma). On April 14, 1925, the previous “Bad” inn was sold to the Sisters of Mercy in Innsbruck, and renovation work began. On the second floor z. B. set up a chapel. The name was changed to Marienheim. The property was now used under the direction of the nuns as a place of relaxation for nuns, housekeeping courses, an educational center and, in summer, as a guesthouse for the spa. The old bath house was demolished in 1929 and rebuilt further north of the Marienheim according to the plans of the architect Alfons Fritz .

From 1940 to 1945 an auxiliary school for boys was set up by the National Socialist People's Welfare Association (NSV) in Marienheim (moved from Bludenz ).

From 1958 the Marienheim was expanded to the south-east by a new building and inaugurated in 1961. In 2006 the property was sold to the builder Elmar Rützler ( Egg ) and an office and residential complex was built. This was opened on October 14, 2007.

Geography / topography

The district of Moos (about 640  m above sea level ) is part of the Andelsbuch community and is located about 700 m as the crow flies to the east outside the village center. There are pastures around the Marienheim and there is no main traffic route.

literature

  • Karl Heinz Burmeister u. a .: “ Andelsbuch ”, “ From the past and present of a Bregenzerwald community ”, Andelsbuch community, Andelsbuch 1980.
  • Vorarlberger Landesmuseum: " 900 years Andelsbuch ", exhibition catalog of the Vorarlberger Landesmuseum No. 90, Vorarlberger Landesmuseum, Bregenz 1980.
  • Leo Metzler: " Chronik Marienheim Andelsbuch ", self-published, Andelsbuch 1964.

Web links

Coordinates: 47 ° 24 ′ 48.1 ″  N , 9 ° 54 ′ 24.2 ″  E

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Leo Metzler: " Chronik Marienheim Andelsbuch ", p. 1.
  2. ^ Leo Metzler: " Chronik Marienheim Andelsbuch ", p. 2.
  3. ↑ The foundation was abolished in 1939 and re-established in 1948.
  4. ↑ A first poor house was built in Andelsbuch in 1788. See also: Karl Heinz Burmeister u. a. in “ Andelsbuch ”, “ From the past and present of a Bregenzerwald community ”, p. 111 f.
  5. ↑ Maria Mätzler's father was the businessman Peter Bilgeri, Mayor of Andelsbuch 1861-1863.
  6. ↑ From 1877 he was also deputy guild master in the craft guild in Andelsbuch (Andelsbuch craft association : Andelsbuch craft and trade association 1791-1991 , p. 9.)
  7. ↑ Anna Katharina Mätzler previously ran a guest house in Andelsbuch.
  8. ↑ The first housekeeping course was held in autumn 1925 until 1974.
  9. ↑ For retreats, retreats, courses for bridal couples, etc.
  10. ^ Entire section largely quoted from Leo Metzler: " Chronik Marienheim Andelsbuch ", pp. 1 to 14.
  11. ↑ See also: Gernot Kiermayr-Egger in "Euthanasia" in Vorarlberg - The murder of the "mentally ill" from the Valduna and the supply houses, 1990
  12. ↑ From girls' boarding school to modern residential complex in Vorarlberg Online (accessed on May 24, 2015).