Werthschenhof
The Werthschenhof is in parts the remainder of a hunting lodge built in 1487 by Count Vincenz von Moers in the Rheinhausen district of Duisburg .
The name of the farm is derived from Werder or Werth, which describes a river island or a stretch of land between the river and standing water. The Werthschenhof was originally located on an island on the Rhine.
history
The origins of the farm are believed to be in the early Middle Ages. It is assumed that a fortification of the royal court of Friemersheim was already on the Werth at this time.
Originally built as a castle by the Lords of Friemersheim around 1200 , the property was initially pledged to Johann von Moers by Knight Bovo von Friemersheim in 1366 and finally passed into the possession of the Lords of Moers in 1392 . In 1487, Count Vinzenz von Moers had a hunting lodge set up in place of the castle for the lower hunt, which was destroyed by fire in 1584 except for the preserved octagonal brick tower. This was probably done deliberately during the Truchsessian War by Count Adolf von Moers, in order not to let it fall into the hands of his opponent Archbishop Ernst von Bayern .
In 1812 Scheidtmann bought the farm for 83,100 francs. The farm was often pledged, came to the Counts of Spee in 1828, to the Krupp family in 1927 and has been owned by the City of Duisburg since 1991.
In 1910 a silver coin hoard was found in a pot, from which a Spanish coin is dated 1568. The pot was probably buried during the Dutch War of Liberation against Spain in 1598. During the excavations that led to the find, several foundations were found one above the other and a Roman coin was also found.
The Borgsche Hof , another castle complex, is 1.5 km north of the Werthschenhof . This is mentioned as early as 1050 as the main place of Werden Abbey and seat of the court. In 1961 archaeological excavations of the Rheinisches Landesmuseum took place here, which only provide evidence for the period from the 11th / 12th Century for the "Borch" of the knights of Friemersheim found. However, Roman (from the 1st century) and Franconian (from the 7th / 8th century) graves are known from the area around the Werthschen Hof, on Saarstrasse and Rheingoldstrasse, which refer to important settlements near the Werthschenhof in indicate these periods.
Of the original four defense towers , the octagonal southeast tower is still preserved on today's farm. The farm manages the surrounding lands within the Rheinaue Friemersheim nature reserve . This also includes orchards with old varieties such as "Rhenish Krummstiel" or "Bohnapfel". In addition, horses are kept that specialize in breeding Haflingers .
literature
- Margret Wensky: Moers: From the early days to the end of the Orange period (until 1702) , Moers 2000, Rhineland Regional Association, Office for Rhenish Regional Studies, ISBN 3412046000
Web links
- Website of today's farm
- Guided walk of the city archeology Duisburg: "The old Friemersheim, a historical cultural landscape in the Rheinaue, information publication of the city archaeologist Dr. Volker Herrmann, June 7, 2011 (PDF; 3.3 MB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Margret Wensky: Moers: From the early days to the end of the Orange period (to 1702) " , Moers 2000, Landschaftsverband Rheinland, p. 73 mwN
- ^ Margret Wensky: Moers: From the early days to the end of the Orange period (to 1702) " , Moers 2000, Landschaftsverband Rheinland , p. 118
Coordinates: 51 ° 22 ′ 47.9 " N , 6 ° 42 ′ 13.8" E