The Cologne Overstolzenhaus is one of the oldest buildings in the city of Cologne, alongside the Trier Dreikönigenhaus it is the oldest preserved patrician house in Germany and was mainly used as a residence. It is somewhat hidden at Rheingasse 8, Altstadt-Süd.
According to building historical investigations, the Romanesque patrician house with its characteristic stepped gables was constructed around 1230 by Blithildis Overstolz. Blithildis was the daughter of the patriarch of the dynasty, Gottschalk Overstolz. She had married the knight Werner von der Schuren, who adopted the name “Overstolz” upon marrying Blithildis. After he attained a position in the Schöffenkollegium, he built this house with his wife in memory and for economic use by his trading family. Werner Overstolz was thus a member of the Overstolzen, a wealthy merchant family that played an important mediating role in the war between the citizens of Cologne and the church.
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Address: Köln, Germany
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