History - Chronic

Chronik

1780
First mentioned as the hay house of the farmer Wöhle

1800
Marriage of Lukas Schütte from Varenrode, called "Brüggen Luks" (Bridge-Lukas) Source: Book „Spelle“ von Helmut H. Boyer

1877/78
Construcion start of the Rheine-Quakenbrück railway line

1897
Operated as a tavern. Regular high amounts of spirits were orderd from the Sandtel grain distillery in Venhaus

1902
Mentioned as "Brüggen-Luks"(Schütte) tavern in the Book „Timmergerd-Erinnerungnen von Gerhard Rekers“

1905
Death of the heir Gerhard Evers

1906
Anna Krone and her husband, master blacksmith Bernhard Krone from Schepsdorf, who had been running a forge in Ochtrup for several years, took over the house and farm

1906
Construction of a first forge opposite the farmhouse. In 1924 it was extended by a small hall. Simple machines such as harrows and cultivators were already being manufactured here

1935
Death of master blacksmith Bernard Krone. The eldest son, Bernhard Krone, takes over the restaurant and farm business

1936/37
The original farmhouse is extended by some furnishing and guest rooms to the form in which it still exists today

1938
Marriage of Bernard Krone with Gertrud Brinker from Lengerich/Hann

1952
NNew construction of a private house for the Bernhard Krone family, since the business had grown so much that the family could no longer run the restaurant alongside. Lease of the restaurant to the youngest sister Gertrud and her husband Antonius Althelmig, later his second wife Margret Althelmig born as Kraienhorst.

1970
Death of  Bernard Krone. Takeover of the machine factories and the restaurant by the son Bernhard. Lease of the restaurant to the couple Rolf and Inge Nöthe from Magdeburg/Stendal

1991
The Nöthe couple retires and the restaurand is leased to Dieter Brodatzki from Sangerhausen

1994
Complete renovation of the restaurant, the tenant's apartment and extention of a hotel wing with 28 rooms

2021
Extended by a wintergarden and modernisation of the restaurant. Takeover of the hotel by Steve Bormann