Eichholz Castle

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Eichholz Castle is the usual name for a country estate near Wesseling , North Rhine-Westphalia , which was built in several stages in the 19th century on the basis of older courtyards. The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung ran an educational academy from 1956 to 2014. The castle has housed a trauma clinic since 2016.

history

Eichholz Castle from the park side
Aerial view of Eichholz Castle
Aerial view of Eichholz Castle, south-east view

Near Urfeld (district of Wesseling), d. H. A Benedictine convent owned land on the current area of ​​the "Schloss" Eichholz and mainly had timber operations there. Subsequently, the Dietkirchen monastery in Bonn had a part of this forest, which consisted mainly of oaks (hence the name Eichholz), cut down and a courtyard was built. This was first mentioned in 1320 ("Eycholtz"). The courtyard was subsequently expanded and enlarged; it remained in the possession of the Abbesses of Dietkirchen.

From 1464, the abbesses changed the management of the farm and leased it to so-called "half men". During the Thirty Years' War the farm was badly damaged and partially destroyed.

From 1794 the farm was under French administration and from then on it was also called Michelshof . In 1807 it was auctioned to the broker Boismard for 18,700 francs . The further development of the ownership is unknown until 1821, when Michael Bütz acquired it. Most of the farm burned down in 1822.

JG Freiherr von Carnap, the new owner of the farm, rebuilt it with a significant increase in the area. Among other things, he built a country house, which is still part of the “castle” today.

In 1854 it was sold to Privy Councilor H. Naße, in 1865 to Paula Countess von Fürstenberg and in 1888 to Carl Joest . He expanded the farm to include land and turned it into a representative estate. Since then, Gut Eichholz has been popularly known as "Eichholz Castle". In 1955 the forerunner of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the “Society for Christian-Democratic Educational Work” acquired the estate.

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung sold the castle in 2014, and the educational operation ended in December of the same year. A trauma clinic was opened there in 2016.

Villa Rustica near Eichholz Castle

In 1986 the foundations of a Roman villa were exposed in the Wesseling-Eichholz industrial park. The remains of a burial ground and a water pipe as well as household items were also found.

literature

Web links

Commons : Eichholz Castle  - Collection of Images
  • Entry on Eichholz in the private database "Alle Burgen".

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Stefan Hermes: Eichholz Castle through the ages. In: General-Anzeiger (Bonn). April 18, 2016, accessed April 21, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Hans-Peter Fuß: The Munitor Group acquires the education center. Eichholz Castle. In: General-Anzeiger (Bonn). April 16, 2014, accessed April 16, 2014 .
  3. ↑ Bernd Imgrund , Nina Osmers : 111 places in the Cologne area that you have to see , Verlag Emons, Cologne, 2010, ISBN 978-3-89705-777-7 , place 111

Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 5 ″  N , 6 ° 59 ′ 17 ″  E