Schlossbauverein Burg an der Wupper

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Burg Castle in 2004

The Schlossbauverein Burg an der Wupper e. V. is a voluntary association for the preservation of Burg Castle in Solingen . As a shareholder, he is today, in addition to the cities of Wuppertal , Solingen and Remscheid , also co-operator of the castle.

history

After its heyday in the Middle Ages, Burg Castle deteriorated more and more into ruin within about 200 years from the Thirty Years War . In 1850 it was finally ready for demolition. But in 1882, thanks to the Barmer architect Gerhard August Fischer, the first ideas and designs for the reconstruction of the castle came up.

On August 3, 1887, under the direction of the Wermelskirchen factory owner Julius Schumacher, the "Association for the Preservation of the Castle Ruins of Burg an der Wupper" was founded. He set himself the task of rebuilding and restoring the castle as true to the original as possible with the help of many plans and drawings from the past. This was made possible by a lot of donations from the population. In 1897 the association was finally named "Schlossbauverein Burg an der Wupper e. V. “at.

In 1914, a large part of the construction work was completed, in which, in addition to the association, many regional artists had participated.

Even today, the association, which has around 500 members, is largely financed by donations; only 15 percent of the costs are covered by grants. Axel Kolodziej was the managing director until March 2011 . He succeeded Stefan Geppert (2005–2008) and Dirk Soechting, who held this position for 25 years before Geppert.

Chairperson

List of the chairmen of the association since 1887:

  • 1887–1902: Julius Schumacher
  • 1902–1907: Moritz Hasenclever
  • 1907–1923: Fritz Hentzen
  • 1923–1933: Oskar Schumacher
  • 1933–1945: Alfred Straßweg
  • 1945–1946: Karl Becker
  • 1946: Friedrich Hofacker
  • 1947: Gustav A. Klingelnberg
  • 1949–1973: Paul Luchtenberg
  • 1973–1982: Dr. Judge
  • 1982–2003: Kurt Schmitz
  • since 2003: Klaus-Dieter Schulz

literature

  • Dirk Soechting, Hartmut Gaul (Red.): "For emperors, people and fatherland". The late romantic reconstruction of Castle Castle since 1887. Commemorative publication for the 100th anniversary of the Castle Building Association on the Wupper. Rheinland-Verlag, Cologne 1987, ISBN 3-7927-0994-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hartmut Gaul: "For Emperor, People and Fatherland". The late romantic reconstruction of Burg Castle and its architect Gerhard August Fischer. In: D. Soechting, H. Gaul (Red.): "For Emperor, People and Fatherland". The late romantic reconstruction of Burg Castle since 1887. 1987, p. 28.
  2. ↑ Hartmut Gaul: "For Emperor, People and Fatherland". The late romantic reconstruction of Burg Castle and its architect Gerhard August Fischer. In: D. Soechting, H. Gaul (Red.): "For Emperor, People and Fatherland". The late romantic reconstruction of Burg Castle since 1887. 1987, p. 30.
  3. ^ Uwe Eckardt: History of the reconstruction of Burg Castle. A monument made by the citizens for the nation. In: Bergische Entwicklungsagentur GmbH (Ed.): Castle Talks 2013. Documents, quotations & manuscripts. Bergische Entwicklungsagentur, Solingen 2013, p. 37 ( PDF ; 9.8 MB).
  4. ↑ Directory of persons of the Schlossbauverein ( Memento from October 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 15.4 ″  N , 7 ° 9 ′ 10 ″  E