Wolfsburg (Mülheim an der Ruhr)

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Catholic Academy "Die Wolfsburg"
Listed Art Nouveau complex from 1906 on the south side (both 2011)

The Wolfsburg in Mülheim an der Ruhr is a Catholic academy , a house for adult education and social education of the diocese of Essen .

history

The building was built in 1906 as a guest house and spa hotel for the Solbad Raffelberg in the local style with strong Art Nouveau elements. The name is based on the last wolf shot in the area , which is why the hill on which the Wolfsburg stands is called Wolfsberg. For decades, Wolfsburg was a popular excursion destination in the Speldorfer Wald for guests from the surrounding area, especially since you could ride donkeys from the Ruhr.

During the Second World War , from May 1942 to April 1945, the administration of the 4th Flak Division was located in the Wolfsburg building. After the war, the large house was used as accommodation for British officers.

At the beginning of the 1990s, Wolfsburg was completely refurbished and converted into today's modern conference location. The listed facades were preserved, the Art Nouveau windows were faithfully reproduced.

Catholic Academy

In 1958 the property was acquired from the newly founded Diocese of Essen by Ruhr Bishop Franz Hengsbach . The Wolfsburg Catholic Academy has been a building for adult and social education for the diocese of Essen since 1960. Today it employs 51 people, the head of the institution, Dr. Michael Schlagheck, reports directly to Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck . Numerous conferences are held in the academy, offered by social, economic and sports ethicists. But there are also guest groups who only use the rooms.

literature

  • Stephan Bitter: The Wolfsburg . In: Geschichtsverein Mülheim an der Ruhr (Hrsg.): Witnesses to the city's history - monuments and historical places in Mülheim an der Ruhr . Klartext Verlag , Essen 2008, p. 106-114 .

Web links

Commons : Wolfsburg  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bombs on Duisburg, Zeitzeugenbörse Duisburg eV, Sutton Verlag GmbH, 2012, ISBN 3-95400-107-1 , p. 127, here p. 41 (→ online )

Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ 33 "  N , 6 ° 49 ′ 8.7"  E