Rote Trotte (Winterthur)
The Rote Trotte is a Trott building near the house "Zum Grafenstein" in Winterthur . It is named after the red timbers. It was built in 1766, as evidenced by the “Winkler and Initials” gable coat of arms.
history
1766 is known as the year of construction due to the painting on the eastern gable and the saying on the northern canopy purlin. In 1982 the building was extensively restored and documented
Ownership and building history of Schlosstalstrasse 92
| year | owner | comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1766 | Hans Ulrich Winkler Müller zu Töss | Owner and year of construction according to the slogan painted on the canopy purlin on the mountain side. |
| 1770 | Andreas Schiller | Bought the Trotte from HU Winkler. |
| 1826 | Heinrich Specker | The first owner named in the "Brandassekuranz Töss" inventory book. A Ludwig Wetter is also mentioned directly under this name, possibly as a co-owner. 3/4 of the trot is made of stone, 1/4 is frame construction and a tiled roof . The insurance value is 1800 gl. |
| 1832 | Ludwig Wetter and fellow members | New owners, probably merged as a Trotten corporation. The building fabric is given as 1/2 masonry and 1/2 bar and the insurance value as 2000 gl. |
| 1852 | Conrad Lehmann and fellow members | Named as the new owner. |
| 1854 | Conrad Lehmann and fellow members | The Trotthaus is described as a stone building with a tiled roof and insured with an insurance value of CHF 3,000. Two wooden trotters, each with an insurance value of CHF 500, are listed separately. |
| 1863 | Conrad Lehmann and fellow members | The insurance value for the Trotthaus increases to 3'800 Fr and the two Trottwerke to 600 Fr each. |
| 1893 | Jacob Leemann Kläui and Mithaft | Responsible owner. |
| 1897 | Jakob Lehmann Kläui and fellow members in Töss | Not all co-responsible owners live in Wülflingen. The building fabric is bricked with 7/8 and ⅛ transoms are described. The building volume is 1225 m. The insurance value of the Trotthaus is set at 3,600 CHF, that of the two Trottwerke with 600 CHF each. |
| 1890 | Jakob Lehmann Kläui and fellow members in Töss | Presumably after structural measures, the insurance value is given at 4,300 CHF and only a trot at 700 CHF insurance value is listed. |
| 1912 | Friederich Schiller | Sole owner of the Trotte. |
| 1926 | Collektivgesellschaft Gebr. Brossi Bauunternehmungen | New owner, uses the Trotthaus as a warehouse building. The trotters will be removed. The insurance value is 9,000 CHF. |
| 1939 | Collektivgesellschaft Gebr. Brossi Bauunternehmungen | The insurance value rises to CHF 13,500. |
| 1948 | Collektivgesellschaft Gebr. Brossi Bauunternehmungen | The insurance value rises to CHF 28,000. |
| 1953 | Oskar Brossi | New owner. |
| 1963 | Oskar Brossi | After various renovations, the building is used as a warehouse and workshop. The insurance value rises to 55,000 CHF. |
| 1982 | Oskar Brossi AG | New owner. The building is being extensively restored. |
| 1992 | Oskar Brossi AG | The area will be redesigned and planted with concrete composite blocks. |
| 2015 | Oskar Brossi AG | Conversion and restoration of the Trotte by Maiergrill AG. The Rote Trotte Winterthur is now used as an event location and for office space as well as a depot. |
Major renovation 2015/2016
The 250-year-old Trotte was extensively restored and rebuilt in 2015/2016. The centuries-old monastery bricks were temporarily stored during the renovation and reused. The natural stone walls and the entire beam construction were preserved in their original state. Today the building serves as an event location , office space and depot for a catering company.
architecture
What is striking about this wide, free-standing gable building with the slightly bent gable roof is its stable proportions. Two gable facades visible from afar, one completely bricked and without a canopy, the other with a clearly designed half-timbered gable field and a wide canopy, are part of the decoration of this massive stone house. The largely preserved five-part division of the ground floor with no basement points to the original use with two trott works.
location
The "Rote Trotte" is located in the "Grafenstein", at the southern foot of the " Brüelberg " near the Brühlberg tower . The building, in almost flat terrain (slightly inclined slope foot), used to be at the foot of the vineyards along the «Brüelberg», above the Töss bank. Today it is on the connecting road Wülflingen - Töss .
Viticulture in Wülflingen - Töss
All south exposed slopes in the municipality of Wülflingen were still planted with vines in the 18th century . Field names and street names such as “Herrenrebenweg”, “Winzerstrasse”, “Weinbergstrasse” or “Rebenweg” as well as some trotting buildings are reminiscent of the time when there were at the foot of the “ Wolfensberg ”, the “ Brüelberg ” and in the area of “Taggenberg” and “Sporrer “Expanded large vineyards. The work in the vines was also subject to Flurzwang. The village superiors still determined in 1776 which working days could be worked in the vineyard from one in the afternoon until Vespers.
literature
- Peter Ziegler : History of the community of Wülflingen.
Web links
- The "Rote Trotte" Schlosstalstrasse 92 in Töss in Winterthur Glossary.
- 250 years of Rote Trotte.
- Exactly 250 years after its construction, the “red trot” is given a new purpose.
- After 250 years, the topping-out ceremony for new event rooms in Winterthur.
- Rote Trotte Winterthur