Martinsstift (Quedlinburg)
The Martinsstift is a listed building complex in the city of Quedlinburg in Saxony-Anhalt .
location
It is located north of the historic Quedlinburger Neustadt at the addresses Kleersstrasse 19, 20 and Reichenstrasse 23. It is registered in the Quedlinburg monument register as a monastery.
Architecture and history
The monastery goes back to a non-profit foundation of the Quedlinburg mayor Johann Martin Bethge in 1730. The elongated brick building on Kleersstraße dates from 1868 and is built in the neo-Gothic style. The various gables of the house are remarkable . The property was built as a hospital and served as free accommodation for those in need. In addition to the main building, also known as Martinsstift or Martinshof in the narrower sense, the complex also includes the St. Annen branch and the Totenkopf House.
The property of the Martinsstift covers 2,300 m². The living space is given as 1133 m², the number of rooms as 45.
The owner is the Wohnungswirtschaftsgesellschaft mbH Quedlinburg. Currently (as of 2013) the property listed as in need of major renovation is vacant and for sale.
literature
- State Office for the Preservation of Monuments of Saxony-Anhalt (Ed.): List of monuments in Saxony-Anhalt. Volume 7: Falko Grubitzsch, with the participation of Alois Bursy, Mathias Köhler, Winfried Korf, Sabine Oszmer, Peter Seyfried and Mario Titze: Quedlinburg district. Volume 1: City of Quedlinburg. Fly head, Halle 1998, ISBN 3-910147-67-4 , page 150.
Web links
Kleersstrasse 2 | Kleersstrasse 19, 20 Martinsstift | Kleersstrasse 46 Kleersturnhalle
Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ′ 32.4 " N , 11 ° 9 ′ 6" E