Princely Court

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The Prinzesshof in Itzehoe, view of the garden facade
The garden house, often referred to as the coach house

The Prinzeßhof or Thienenhof in Itzehoe in Schleswig-Holstein is a former noble palace , which dates in its oldest parts from the 16th century. It is the most important secular building in the city and houses the district museum of the Steinburg district .

The Princely Court

A building on the site of today's Prinzesshof was first mentioned in writing in 1556. It served as the home of the Itzehoe monastery . In 1569 the Steinburg bailiff Otto von Thienen bought the property, built a semi-detached house on it and called it Thienenhof from then on. The von Thienen family lived on the farm for the next 80 years. The following period of the Thirty Years' War survived the Prinzesshof, as one of the few buildings in Itzehoe, largely unscathed.

In 1674 an extensive expansion took place under the bailiff Niklas von Brüggemann: The building was enlarged by a third and provided with a high hipped roof, the central portal was redesigned according to the taste of the Baroque era .

Up to the beginning of the 19th century, the palace had a number of very different residents; it was rebuilt more often and the furnishings were renewed according to the needs of the time. The house served as the residence and administrative seat of several officials and was owned by the noble Blome family and Count Rochus Friedrich zu Lynar . From 1807 it was the short-term residence of Elector Wilhelm I of Hesse-Kassel, who fled into exile from Napoléon . After 1810 the Prinzesshof received its classical ballroom. From then on, the house served as a residence for various princesses and thus received its current name. The residents from 1810 to 1860 included Juliane zu Hessen-Kassel - a daughter of the Holstein governor Karl von Hessen-Kassel - as well as Luise (from 1860 to 1894) and Marie (from 1894 to 1941) from Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg . In 1958 the building was sold to the city of Itzehoe, which briefly housed the social court and the district farmers' association here.

The district museum

In 1964, the district museum was allocated some rooms in the Prinzesshof and was gradually integrated into the building. From 1984 the house was completely renovated. The district museum is dedicated to the history of the Steinburg district in various showrooms . The Prinzesshof represents part of the story and in some rooms, for example in the so-called Biedermeier room, the living culture of bygone times is presented. The Fehrs room presents the estate of the Low German poet Johann Hinrich Fehrs . Another focus is the cement industry (an important branch of industry formerly in Itzehoe - see Planet Alsen - and today in the neighboring Lägerdorf ). There are also special exhibitions on changing topics in the museum.

Princess Courtyard Park

The Prinesshofpark adjacent to the district museum was redesigned between 2006 and 2008. In the course of this renovation, three sculptures made of Corten steel were erected. The design comes from Anthony Newsom and shows the namesake of the park.

  • Museum entrance

  • Park view

  • "Tobacco shop" showroom

Web links

Commons : Prinzesshof  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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  • Anita Chmielewski-Hagius: The district museum Prinzesshof in Itzehoe. In: Heimatverband Kreis Steinburg (ed.): Steinburger Jahrbuch 2003 , Itzehoe 2002, pp. 119–130.
  • Heinz-Rüdiger George: The Prinzesshof Park in Itzehoe. In: Heimatverband Kreis Steinburg (ed.): Steinburger Jahrbuch 2009 , Itzehoe 2008, pp. 113–116.
  • Rudolf Irmisch : The Prinzesshof in Itzehoe. In: Heimatverband Kreis Steinburg (ed.): Steinburger Jahrbuch 1985 , Itzehoe 1984, pp. 46–50.
  • Hans and Doris Maresch: Schleswig-Holstein's castles, manors and palaces . Husum Verlag, Husum 2006.
  • Hugo Schünemann: The Prinzesshof local history museum in Itzehoe. In: Heimatverband Kreis Steinburg (Hrsg.): Steinburger Jahrbuch 1975 , Itzehoe 1974, pp. 45–83.
  • Hugo Schünemann: The Prinzesshof in Itzehoe. In: Heimatverband Kreis Steinburg (ed.): Steinburger Jahrbuch 1960 , Itzehoe 1959, pp. 21–28.

Coordinates: 53 ° 55 '25.3 "  N , 9 ° 30' 57.6"  E