Reichenauer Hof (Ulm)
The Reichenauer Hof (also: Ehinger Hof ) is a former patrician house in Ulm that dates back to the Gothic period . Inside it hides the oldest frescoes in Ulm in the so-called “Meistersingersaal” or “Minnesingersaal”. It is a protected cultural monument according to § 2 DSchG BW.
history
Originally the Ulm branch of the Reichenau monastery was located here until the middle of the 13th century. The name “Reichenauer Hof”, which is common today, can be traced back to the former care yard of the Reichenau monastery . The monastery carried out trade and politics from this place on the Donaufurt and later bridge in the High Middle Ages. Only then did it become a patrician seat and the new owners kept rebuilding it.
The building, also known as Ehinger Hof (today's address: Grüner Hof 2), goes back to a patrician house near the Herd Bridge over the Danube , built around 1370 , which was built by Ulm's mayor at the time, Ludwig Krafft , who was first married to Elisabeth Ehinger († 1389 ) was married. The remains of this late medieval building (Meistersinger or Minnesinger Hall) represent the oldest parts of the current building. The later owners were councilor Ulrich Ehinger (since 1537). In the emerging German early Renaissance he shaped today's architectural form. He integrated the already existing minstrel hall into the Renaissance building, most of which is still preserved today. The alternative name "Ehinger Hof" goes back to this time. The east wing from the 14th century was supplemented by extensions around 1535. The proportions of its facades, the arcades of the inner courtyard and its coffered ceilings in the interior characterize the building in this form as an early testimony to the German Renaissance. Several modifications followed.
Between 1543 and 1552, Emperor Charles V visited the house five times. Later the “Schwarzer Ochsen” inn was located here (until 1786). Today's main structure extends parallel to the Danube and has a gable to the west and a southwest corner bay window.
From 1842, Major von Prittwitz planned and coordinated the construction of the part of the Ulm Federal Fortress north of the Danube from the Reichenauer Hof. At that time it was the so-called Kommandantur, later also called the Gouvernment.
North side with the inscription panel
Inscription plaque on the north side
The eaves side towards the Danube
View of the inner courtyard
The hearth bridge is right next to it
Minstrel Hall
In the east wing of the Reichenauer Hof is the so-called "Minnesinger Hall" (formerly also "Meistersingersaal"). His frescoes were created around 1370/80 and are considered the oldest preserved Gothic wall painting in Ulm. Along the walls, figures and banners thematize love - "Minne" - in its worldly and spiritual form. The painting of the hall extends over the wall surfaces (tendrils and figures) to the base zone with illusionistically painted draped wall hangings. There are heraldic medallions with lions and eagles in the two vaulted areas. The keystones are provided with the coat of arms of the Krafft and Ehinger families. The minstrels depicted in the window area, who are equipped with kettledrum, monochord, violin and lute, were the reason why the room was named "Mastersingers Hall" or "Minnesingers Hall". However, the hall was not used by master singers (who were settled with citizens and craftsmen), but served the patricians as a ballroom ("singing room"). A courtly singing competition probably never took place here.
Architecturally as well as spiritually and culturally, the room is a testimony to patrician Ulm and a rare example of secular wall painting from the late Middle Ages.
Heraldic shields over the windows
Ceiling fresco
Detail of the minstrel hall
Detail of the ceiling of the hall
Detail of the minstrel hall
Doors in the minstrel hall
Destruction in World War II
The extensive destruction in the Second World War also affected this building complex. The wall paintings in the hall, which is not permanently accessible today for reasons of monument protection, were renovated as early as 1960. In the years 1987–1990 the Reichenauer Hof was completely renovated and partly redesigned. The building now houses the Ulm State Building Construction Office and the Federal Agency for Real Estate Tasks, which look after federal buildings from Heidenheim to Lake Constance.
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literature
- Hans Koepf : Ulmer profane buildings . Research on the history of the city of Ulm (Ed. Stadtarchiv Ulm), Volume 4, 1982, W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-17-007078-9 , pp. 31–32 and 126.
Coordinates: 48 ° 23 ′ 47 " N , 9 ° 59 ′ 47" E