Stolberg old town

Old town at the foot of the castle

General view of the castle

The old town of Stolberg is one of the historic centers of North Rhine-Westphalia and part of Oberstolberg in the copper town of Stolberg in the Aachen city region .

The old town stretches back to the origins of the city and, together with Stolberg Castle, forms the historic city center of Stolberg. The oldest streets and alleys are near the castle. Several half-timbered houses in the late Gothic style have been preserved, historic quarry stone houses made of dolomite lime dominate , the window and door frames, corner blocks and other supporting and decorative elements made of bluestone . Over a hundred buildings are listed , and numerous sculptures can be found there. The oldest copper yards in Stolberg are also located here .

The castle stands on a limestone rock . It dates from the 15th century, a previous building dates back to the 12th century.

Oldest houses in town

Oberstolberg's oldest house, dating from 1529, is on Klatterstrasse. It is a small half-timbered house. The oldest stone house is the Adler Pharmacy , which was built in 1575 as the first copper yard by the copper master Leonhard Schleicher . The Arnoldsmühle in Klatterstraße goes back to the forced and ban mill of the Stolberg subordination in the 16th century.

Churches

The Catholic Church of St. Lucia is the oldest church in Oberstolberg. It goes back to the castle chapel, which was built in the 15th or 16th century in the outer bailey of Stolberg Castle. At that time it was primarily dedicated to the Holy Trinity, which later faded into the background. The Lutheran Vogelsang Church from 1647 is the oldest still standing Protestant church in the former Duchy of Jülich . The tower of the Calvinist church on the Finkenberg was built in 1688, the nave is a more recent addition from 1725.

Opposite the Vogelsang Church is the Pley , a small place, further down the old market , from which an ascent leads to the castle gate and the church of St. Lucia .

Renovation in the 20th century

The old town was renovated in the 1970s and 1980s with the support of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia .

According to a council resolution, Burgstrasse was to be expanded to four-lane car- friendly in the 1960s, and for this purpose the development on the right-hand side was to be put down, as was the case with some residential buildings and copper yards. The project was not completed due to lack of funds.

Transport links

See the traffic connections from Oberstolberg .

Web links

Commons : Stolberger Altstadt - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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