Leuffen manor
The Leuffen manor was a manor in Otzenrath near Jüchen . In the vernacular, the courtyard was often called "Schlösschen". Due to the Garzweiler opencast mine, the place was relocated to Neu-Otzenrath by 2009 . The courtyard was then torn down.
history
The Leuffen manor was one of the oldest buildings in the village. The cloister courtyard was originally mentioned as early as 1170. Its structural origin was in the 13th century, as the chapter courtyard of the Cologne monastery St. Maria im Kapitol . With the secularisation ( secularization ) of the Church of the court during the Napoleonic occupation of the family Cürten was sold. In 1803 Helene Cürten married Heinrich von Leuffen for the second time. Since then, the farm has been owned by the Leuffen family. From 1871 he was allowed to call himself "Rittergut Leuffen". Due to a fire, parts of the courtyard such as the front view had to be rebuilt.
In May 2006, excavations by the Rhenish Office for Land Monument Preservation began in the inner courtyard of the complex . Among other things, earlier courtyards were uncovered, which indicated either a rare moated castle or a moth . The manor was demolished on February 26, 2007. The Leuffen family, who moved to an emigrant farm near Allrath , took the old front door of the farm, the bell tower and a boulder that was placed in front of the farm to the new farm.
Web links
- Newspaper article about the history of the court and resettlement
- Newspaper article about the excavations at the manor
- Photo page about the courtyard with photos from the excavations
- Photos from the demolition of the courtyard
Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 11 " N , 6 ° 27 ′ 52" E