Niederprümer Hof
The Niederprümer Hof is one of the sights of the city of Schweich in Rhineland-Palatinate . Its history is closely related to the imperial abbey of Prüm , which ruled Schweich from 762 to 1576 and owned a larger Fronhof here.
history
The Prüm Prince Gerhard founded the noble Benedictine monastery Niederprüm in 1190. Between 1285 and 1296 this monastery was donated to a farm in Schweich. Since then it has been called the Niederprümer Hof.
In 1576 the estate came into the possession of the Electors of Trier . In 1705, Schweich was struck by a severe fire, in which many buildings were destroyed, including the parish church and the Niederprümer Hof. The courtyard was rebuilt under the abbess Anna Magdalena von Monpleinchamps, whose coat of arms is on the front wall of the wine cellar. The year 1706 on the gate beam of the former barn reminds of the reconstruction.
The old order in the Moselle region was destroyed in 1794. This year, French revolutionary troops occupy the areas on the left bank of the Rhine in the Electorate of Trier. The ideas of the French Revolution : “ Freedom, equality, brotherhood ” also found their way into Germany. The spiritual goods and thus also the Niederprümer Hof were secularized in 1802. At that time, the entire area on the left bank of the Rhine belonged to France. In 1810, French authorities auctioned the courtyard house. The justice of the peace Johann Englert became the owner.
Todays use
The property has belonged to the city of Schweich since 1973. It was renovated in 1983 and expanded into a cultural center. It is the only one that has survived from the many former Schweich estates. It houses a Johannes Haw exhibition, a Stefan Andres exhibition and a puppet theater. The Stefan Andres exhibition is supplemented by a seminar room with Andres books. Coordinates: 49 ° 49 ′ 19.4 " N , 6 ° 45 ′ 24.7" E