Magazine 1 / 2023, table of contents |
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Rolf Löhnhardt |
Da Planungswunschtermin. Die Berleburger Flurbereinigung im Jahre 1954 |
Wolfram Martin |
Kernbeißer in Wittgenstein |
Ulf Lückel |
Ein bedeutender Sohn Girkhausens – heute fast vergessen: Der Theologieprofessor Johann Heinrich Schramm (1676-1753) |
Paul Riedesel |
Wie heißen unsere Vorfahren? |
Friedrich Opes |
Der erste Industriebetrieb an der Odeborn. Die Zwistmühle |
Fritz Treude |
Die Geschichte der Hemschlarer Schule und ihres Schulgebäudes |
Hartmut Weinhold |
Das Deutsche Zeitungsportal: Eine Schatztruhe für die Heimatgeschichte |
Peter Schneider |
Wer Banknoten nachmacht oder verfälscht … Ein Fall von Geldfälschung in der Weimarer Republik |
Wolfram Martin |
„Sag’ ich’s Euch, geliebte Bäume …” – Wittgensteiner Charakterbäume |
Roland Scholz |
WittgenSteine – Teil II |
Johannes Burkardt |
Jochen Karl Mehldau † |
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Relatively little is known about the life of the renowned builder, Hermann (Mannus) Riedesel. He was born in 1662 in the house known as “Herjes” in the hamlet of Melbach in Wittgenstein. His baptismal record gives his name as “Johann Mannus”, but it was customary to be known by one’s middle name, and Mannus is understood as a nickname for Hermann. He was married twice and had five known children. Riedesel died in 1726 and is buried in the churchyard at Raumland, though gravestones were not used in those days.
How he learned his craft as a carpenter and builder, or where he might have apprenticed is simply not known. There was no guild system in Wittgenstein, and skilled builders were usually brought in from the outside. It appears that he learned a great deal more during his training than basic carpentry. The carved figures and other decorations which feature in his work are something of a mystery yet today. How many projects he worked on is unknown and many are probably lost to time. Only a dozen or so are known to us today. His most impressive structures in Wittgenstein were built between 1691-1726, including the following:
Known literature about „Mannus Riedesel” here.
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