St. Knudsborg

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The St. Knudsborg 2014
Spring pond in the garden of Knudsborg (2014)
Sandstone plaque on the building with the monogram of King Christian VIII and the Flensburg coat of arms
Modern extension to the building

St. Knudsborg (also: St. Knud's Borg and Knutenburg ) is a rifle guild house with a restaurant in Flensburg, which was built in the 19th century. The cultural monument at Munktetoft 33 is now on the edge of the Flensburg campus.

Establishment and designation

"Borg" is the Low German and Danish word for castle. A medieval forerunner castle of this name in the same area is not documented and is only based on speculation. The mighty, medieval Flensburg Knudsgilde had its seat in the Knudsgildenhof, the Hof Holm 45, which today is mostly just called Holmhof.

The old names of the streets around Knudsborg bear witness to the original conditions in the area that was undeveloped in the Middle Ages. The name of the street Munketoft means "Mönchsfeld" after the Franciscan monastery that owned it. The Johannisallee leads to the Church of St. Johannis , to whose district the area belonged. The Hillig-Water-Gang , which also runs past the Knudsborg, was named after the legendary, “ holy ” water source that lies near the St. Knudsborg. The Hillig Water source was mentioned for the first time in 1789 in a poem with the following wording: “The holy miracle spring splashes there by the mill pond, which sharpens the wit, strengthens the mind and brightens the eyes. It banishes gout and poetic cramps, and saves bloodline, and is - everyone swears by it - veritable water! But you'd better have a drink! "

It was not until 1840 that the recently newly founded Knudsgilde set up a new shooting range in the aforementioned area on the slope above the mill pond. In 1844 the new rifle's guild's rifle house, to which they named St. Knudsborg, was completed. Since the 19th century, castle building elements were given to restaurant buildings in order to enhance them. The guest should feel like " king ". Knudsborg was initially given the address Waitzstraße 77, and later the address Munketoft 33.

Architecture and equipment

The two-story brick building has a half-hip roof. The verge of the gable is adorned with a circumferential framing, profiled cornice . On the west side of the main street, a sandstone plaque hangs below the gable. On the board there is the monogram of King Christian VIII and the Flensburg coat of arms , including the name of the building with the date of construction. In the festival hall of the Kundsgilde, located upstairs in the old building, there are old chairs with the names of the original chair owners engraved on them. More recently, the Knudsborg has been supplemented by modern extensions, including a glass winter garden, which can be used as a club room for larger events. Today St. Knudsborg has a shooting range with a 50-meter lane. A bowling facility was also set up in the building.

There is a spring pond in the garden in front of the Knudsborg. In January 1989 the Hillig-Water-Quelle fountain was restored by the Flensburg Beautification Association. There is a filter system in Knudsborg so that the spring water is of drinking water quality.

Meeting place of the Knudsgilde

The Knudsgildenbrüder still meet regularly in St. Knudsborg, which is still in their possession. The guild brothers meet once a week to shoot, play cards, eat together and discuss current news and history. On "Knudstag", June 25th of each year, the Knudsgilde not only completes its traditional march to the Flensburg town hall , it also celebrates in the Knudsborg. In May 2012, for example, the guild met there to appoint Prince Joachim of Denmark as an honorary brother.

Restaurant use

The restaurant is a tenant of the guild, which secures the maintenance of the building with the rental income. The guest room is also available to other guests. The restaurant also offers space for large gatherings of all kinds, for example for union members' meetings. In addition to eating meals, guests can also use the existing bowling alley at St. Knudsborg for a fee.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz Wilde : Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany, cultural monuments in Schleswig-Holstein. Volume 2, Flensburg, p. 600 f.
  2. ↑ a b c Secret routes: Flensburg's well-hidden avenue. In: Flensburger Tageblatt , May 17, 2014; accessed on February 11, 2017
  3. ↑ a b c Flensburg street names . Society for Flensburg City History, Flensburg 2005, ISBN 3-925856-50-1 , article Hillig-Water-Gang.
  4. ↑ Johannes Sass : The new Sass - Low German Dictionary Low German - High German, High German - Low German. 2nd edition, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 2002.
  5. ↑ Politics Tysk-Dansk. Dansk-Tysk. Finland 2006
  6. ↑ See Marsch & Förde, Flensburg , June 20, 2004; accessed on February 9, 2017
  7. ^ Andreas Oeding, Broder Schwensen, Michael Sturm: Flexikon . 2009, article Knudsgilde .
  8. ^ Lutz Wilde : Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany, cultural monuments in Schleswig-Holstein. Volume 2, Flensburg, p. 178 f.
  9. ^ Writings of the Society for Flensburg City History (ed.): Flensburg in history and present . Flensburg 1972, p. 440.
  10. ^ A b Andreas Oeding, Broder Schwensen, Michael Sturm: Flexikon . 2009, Hillig Water article .
  11. ↑ Flensburg street names . Society for Flensburg City History, Flensburg 2005, ISBN 3-925856-50-1 , article Knud-Laward-Straße.
  12. ↑ a b c Lutz Wilde: Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany, cultural monuments in Schleswig-Holstein. Volume 2, Flensburg, p. 600 f.
  13. ↑ a b c d e Three gun salutes for the prince. In: Flensburger Tageblatt, May 18, 2012; accessed on February 10, 2017
  14. ↑ Michael Losse: Small castle lore . Regionalia Verlag, 2015, p. 113.
  15. ^ Lutz Wilde: Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany, cultural monuments in Schleswig-Holstein. Volume 2, Flensburg, p. 600.
  16. ↑ a b Hearty food in autumn: On the Sandberg in Flensburg. It was like that in the St. Knudsborg restaurant. In: WochenSchau Flensburg, October 27, 2013; accessed on February 24, 2017
  17. ↑ a b Restaurant St. Knudsborg. Bowling alleys ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on: February 24, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.st-knudsborg.de
  18. ↑ a b St. Knudsgilde Flensborg. Knudsborg , accessed on: February 24, 2017
  19. ↑ St. Knudsgilde celebrates. In: Flensburger Tageblatt, June 26, 2014; accessed on February 11, 2017
  20. ↑ Cf. memorial sign Knud Laward, patron saint of the Knudsgilde in Flensburg near Knud-Laward-Straße, Flensburg , accessed on February 12, 2017
  21. ↑ Flensburg: There is rumbling in the paper mill. In: Flensburger Tageblatt, January 29, 2015; accessed on February 24, 2017

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Coordinates: 54 ° 46 ′ 38 ″  N , 9 ° 26 ′ 37 ″  E