Plattenhammer (Stolberg)

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Platenhmmer (2020)

Plattenhammer or Platenhammer was a riding factory in the area of ​​today's city of Stolberg (Rhld.) In the district of Vicht . The more successful line of the Hoesch family lived here . A residential building, several farm buildings and two fresh ovens are still preserved .

Historical

The platen hammer was built in 1664 by Katharina Hoesch, b. Prym (1610–1681), the widow of Jeremias II. Hoesch founded on Junkershammer , to her sons Jeremias III. (1641–1716) and Wilhelm (1642–1704) each to leave an independent work to secure their livelihood. While Jeremias inherited the Junkershammer, Wilhelm was awarded the Platenhammer, which he expanded with a forge and an additional Reckhammer and on the area of ​​which he had a magnificent mansion built. In 1724, Wilhelm's sons Leonhard (1684–1761) and (Philipp) Wilhelm (1686–1756) added another Reckhammer, which was now called Neuenhammer and which was operated jointly with the Platenhammer as an extended courtyard. While the Platenhammer remained in the possession of the descendants of Philipp Wilhelm I, the Neuenhammer was only used by Leonhard's fourth son, Jeremias VI, until about the middle of the 18th century. (1737-1803). Through the marriage of his daughter Elisabeth (1773-1824) with the owner of the Platenhammer, Philipp Wilhelm II. Hoesch (1766-1823), and the departure of her brother Leonhard Wilhelm Ludolf Hoesch (1784-1851) to Wuppertal , the Neuenhammer finally became common operated and administered with the platen hammer until around the middle of the 18th century.

In the long run, however, due to competition and anger about the division of the limited available water power and the joint use of a blast furnace and the cutting mill, irreconcilable controversies developed between the family branches from Platenhammer and Junkershammer, some of which were carried out to the Reich Chamber of Commerce and the families and their descendants permanently to split. The platen hammer itself, which was later also used for brass processing, remained in this branch of the family for four generations until the death of the last owner, Johann Philipp II. Hoesch (1834–1885). Then it was finally sold and finally demolished in 1903.

restoration

The two badly dilapidated fresh ovens were restored in 1963 by the Rhineland Regional Council, and in 1968 the old arch bridge was replaced by a concrete bridge.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Platenhammer on: stolbergtouristik.de from December 4, 2010
  2. ↑ Platenhammer on: stolberg-abc.de of February 6, 2011

Web link

Coordinates: 50 ° 44 ′ 0.8 ″  N , 6 ° 16 ′ 8.7 ″  E