The Mutzenbecher Villa in Niendorfer Gehege stood empty for a long time and was in danger of falling into disrepair. Thanks to the commitment of many Hamburg residents, the brick building was able to be preserved. The summer house of insurance director Hermann Mutzenbecher, built around 1900, has been extensively restored in recent years and now serves as an educational and meeting place. Schoolchildren, craftsmen and students are breathing new life into the listed building.

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August 22, 2021

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There it stands, still – surrounded by the greenery of the Niendorf Game Reserve, artfully entwined with spiderwebs. Villa Mutzenbecher appears deserted, as if in a fairytale slumber. But signs behind the windows warn:

"This house is occupied." They are from the sole tenant, who, despite endless discussions about its demolition, has remained loyal to the historic building for years.

The house's heyday began about a hundred years ago.

Wealthy Hamburg citizens discovered rural Niendorf with its thatched-roof farmhouses as a summer retreat.

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Robert Köhler

January 26, 2021

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Die Stammfolge beginnt mit Lorenz Mutzenbecher, der 1640 Bürger zu Kiel wurde. Sein Sohn Matthias Mutzenbecher (1653–1735) siedelte 1669 nach Hamburg über und wurde dort 1710 Senator (vgl. Biographie Matthias …

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