Schweinfurt House
| Schweinfurt house Rhönklub hiking home |
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 Exterior view of the Schweinfurt house |
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| Mountain range | Rhön | |
| Geographical location: | 50 ° 27 '51 " N , 10 ° 5' 45" E | |
| Altitude | 575 m above sea level NHN | |
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| owner | Rhön Club | |
| Built | 1900 (old forester's house unknown) | |
| Construction type | Wanderheim | |
| Development | asphalt branch road from NES12 | |
| Usual opening times | January to November | |
| accommodation | 43 beds, 0 camps | |
| Web link | schweinfurterhaus.de | |
The Schweinfurter Haus is a managed hiking home of the Rhönklub branch association Schweinfurt on the slope of the Gangolfsberg . The origins of the use of the area go back to the 15th century. The site includes buildings from the Wermers homestead .
Surroundings
The building stands on the slope of the Gangolfsberg, which is known beyond the region for its basalt prismatic wall. From the house, thanks to a bronze plaque, you can find the surrounding mountains behind the Streutal, such as the Gebaberg or the Hutsberg and the Neuberg .
history
The mystical origins of the area go back to the 9th century. It is said to have been a Benedictine provosty there, which was destroyed by angry peasants at Pentecost 1525. This is also said to have been a pilgrimage destination. Probably, however, these claims related to the Gangolf chapel located on the summit plateau.
The first traces of settlement go back to the 15th century. At the time one farm is called Wermers. Half of it belonged to the Lords of Bastheim , the other half to the Lords of Heldritt in Helmershausen . From 1671 the University of Würzburg owned the homestead. The property included 105 acres of arable land, 78 ½ acres of Rhön fields, 1 ½ acres of garden and herb land, two houses, stables, barns and outbuildings. In 1821 the building was exchanged for the Bavarian state. Baron von Schellerer built a villa next door in 1900, which after two changes of ownership finally became the property of the Rhönklubzweigverein Schweinfurt. Originally a hiking home at the stone house was planned. The low purchase price changed the plan.
The house was inaugurated on July 25, 1922. 1,200 guests from Schweinfurt, a total of 3,000, had traveled to the event. In 1929 electric lights were put on. During the time of National Socialism , the house was used by the Wehrmacht. In 1945 the club took over again. Two years later, the club was selling drinks for the first time. Since then, tenants have taken over the hospitality. From 1965 to 1967 the house was extended and modernized.
In 1979 the association bought the old forester's house, which was also modernized. Various renovations and conversions followed. In 2001 three cisterns with a total capacity of 45,000 liters were set up for possible fire fighting.
trail
The Schweinfurt house is connected to Schweinfurt by a 65 km long hiking trail, which is indicated with three daily stages.
Gangolfsberg nature trail
Along the nature trail around the Gangolfsberg, the natural monument basalt prism wall, the Teufelskeller , an old quarry , rubble forests and the terraced arable land of the medieval desert village of Wermers can be hiked and explained with information boards. The best starting point is the Schweinfurt house.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Rhönklubzweigverein Schweinfurt: Website about the houses , accessed on November 5, 2015
- ^ Rhönklub: The hiking trail , accessed on November 5, 2015
- ↑ Gangolfsberg nature trail ; accessed on March 4, 2018