Nöllenhammer (Wuppertal)
The Nöllenhammer was a hammer mill in the Burgholz state forest in Wuppertal . The building at the site was demolished in spring 2009. It was driven by the Burgholzbach , which was then called Diepenbach . The Nöllenhammer Bach flows into the Burgholzbach in the immediate vicinity .
history
The hammer mill
The Nolle Hammer served as Reckhammer and was around in 1607 for Peter and Grieht Eschbach under extensive conditions of the government of the Duke Johann Wilhelm I built. This included the ban on building a dwelling or other paths through the castle wood next to the hammer. Logging was also prohibited.
On the Morsbach and other watercourses in the region, hammers and grinding docks had been built long before 1600 . Because of the high density of use, people then increasingly turned to smaller streams such as the Diepenbach or the Kaltenbach .
The Eschbachs transferred the hammer to Johannes and Mettelen Reinhagen in 1621, as they emigrated to Denmark.
Drinking water supply
At the end of the 19th century, a pumping station was set up near the Nöllenhammer in order to better supply the growing population of Cronenberg with drinking water. The Neuenhauser water tower built for this purpose , which was in operation until 1966, was soon no longer sufficient for Cronenberg's needs and further solutions were considered. A dam of the Burgholzbach at this favorable point on the Nöllenhammerteich was considered. The plans included a 21 meter high dam, which could have led to a reservoir of around 440,000 cubic meters. Due to the high costs and the insufficient coverage of the increasing demand for drinking water by the reservoir, the plan was rejected in 1926.
The dismantling
Until 2009 there was a forest base at Nöllenhammer, which consisted of the structures Nöllenhammerweg 1 and 2. Their use had been given up a long time ago and reactivation did not seem sensible. Also, re-use as living space was not considered due to the designated nature reserve and the remote location. The local branch of the forest youth , which also used the location, could not take over the building.
The building was laid down in April 2009, only the vehicle shed and the so-called “Nöllenhammer hut” remained. The base of the former residential building will be preserved and designated as a ground monument . The building was only removed up to approx. 50 cm below the upper edge of the site and the area below was then filled with soil material. Other former uses that are not protected by monument protection, such as traffic areas, remains of old fish ponds, fences and stocks of ornamental plants have also been removed. The cost of dismantling was around 100,000 euros.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cultural and historical educational trail in the Arboretum Burgholz ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2011 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. PDF file , accessed January 2010
- ↑ Demolition of the former forest building at Nöllenhammer ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. PDF file from January 29, 2009
- ↑ The story of Horstes Wuppertal ( Memento of the original from June 27, 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. - Wuppis (German Forest Youth), accessed January 2010
literature
- Andreas Weigel: 950 years of Cronenberg. 400 years of the scythe privilege. Cronenberger Heimat- und Bürgererverein eV, Cronenberg 2000.
- Wilhelm Engels , Paul Legers: From the history of the Remscheider and Bergische tool and iron industry. 2 volumes. Bergischer Fabrikanten-Verein, Remscheid 1928.
Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 55.6 ″ N , 7 ° 7 ′ 32.1 ″ E