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Haus Obereimer was an estate owned by the Electors of Cologne and the center of the princely zoo in Arnsberg . The Arnsberg State Forestry Office has been located there since the 19th century . After the estate, the surrounding city quarter is also called Obereimer today.
history
In the area of what is now the city quarter there were several farms in the Middle Ages, which different gentlemen had to pay taxes. Since 1627 the elector head waiter Hermann (von) Dücker has succeeded in buying up various lands and lordly rights to the courts and transforming them into a manor that is eligible for parliament and is free from appraisals and contributions .
During his first visit to Arnsberg, Elector Maximilian Heinrich of Bavaria took a liking to the estate, which is clearly visible from the Arnsberg Castle . Dücker was unable to avoid the elector's request for the complex and sold the estate to Maximilian Heinrich for 12,000 Reichstaler. With this money, among other things, Dücker had one of the largest buildings erected in the old town of Arnsberg, the Dücker Hof.
Electoral projects
The elector bought additional property in the following period. Various systems were subsequently built on the grounds of the manor district. Intensive animal husbandry for the needs of the castle and for sale was introduced. The elector had a tree and pleasure garden built, large fish ponds were created, a powder mill was built, and a new country road was built towards Hüsten . A new bridge over the Ruhr that can be driven over by carriages and carts facilitated the connection with the city. A ditch on the Ruhr generated hydropower, which was needed to operate a hammer mill. A large stud was also built. This already comprised over 60 horses in 1660. The stud achieved its greatest importance under Elector Clemens August . In 1741 it had 110 horses. It was abandoned in 1748 because of the high costs. Instead, a Swiss facility, i.e. cow husbandry managed by a Swiss expert, was set up. However, this was also given up again.
Zoo
Maximilian Heinrich's largest project in terms of area was the electoral zoo. A huge area of the adjacent forests was later demarcated with fences with walls and fences (similar to a Landwehr ) that included entire mountains and valleys. The game kept there was intended to satisfy the hunting passion of the electors and their guests. The enclosure had become necessary because the game population had declined sharply during the Thirty Years' War . The hunter's house was built in the zoo. From the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century, a small train station was located there. For the elector and his guests, a shooting range in the form of a roundabout was created at the highest point of the zoo for hunting.
buildings
In the time of Maximilian Heinrich, there were also considerable construction works. Today's forester's house was built as a gatehouse. It has a characteristic “Welschen” northeast gable. The core of the former mansion dates from at least the 15th century, but it could also be older. Its large, slate-covered, crooked hip roof is characteristic. A representative baroque portal with the electoral coat of arms has disappeared over time . The large horse stable from the 17th century with a length of 65 m was demolished in the second half of the 20th century.
Forestry Office
When the Duchy of Westphalia belonged to Hesse-Darmstadt , parts of the estate were sold. In the estate itself, an authority was established in 1804 with the establishment of a chief forester's office to manage the state forest property, which was continued as the Obereimer Forestry Office from 1816 in Prussian times. Bernhard Danckelmann , who later became the head of the Eberswalde Forest Academy for many years , was born as the son of an officiating chief forester there .
There is still a forestry office there today. A few years ago a forest genebank was set up in a new building, and a youth forest home is also part of the facility. As a result of the restructuring of the forest and wood operation in recent years under the government of Jürgen Rüttgers , the forestry office lost its actual area responsibility. Instead, a teaching and experimental forest office was set up in 2007. The forest genebank has been upgraded to include ecological silviculture. There is also a research center for hunting and game damage prevention. Also affiliated is the former forest workers' school in the Neheim district , which today operates under the name "Forest Education Center for Forest Work and Forest Technology".
City quarter
Today's urban district around the former Obereimer estate was essentially created in the 20th century through the expansion of the urban area. In addition to residential developments, there are numerous commercial enterprises in the area. Among other things, the wood processing company Sauerländer chipboard is based here.
literature
- Uwe Haltaufderheide: The architectural monuments of the city of Arnsberg. Collection period 1980–1990. City of Arnsberg, Arnsberg 1990, ISBN 3-928394-01-0 , p. 276f.
- Jürgen Schulte-Hobein: The electoral zoo in Obereimer. In: Heimatblätter Arnsberg. Vol. 11, 1990, ISSN 1612-538X , pp. 63-68.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the youth forest home ( Memento of the original from May 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Press release Landesbetrieb Wald und Holz NRW ( Memento of the original from June 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 51 ° 24 ′ 25.1 ″ N , 8 ° 3 ′ 6.5 ″ E