Marktplatz and Böttcherhus Telgte

Böttcherhus / Böttcher Keller

1776
The Böttcherhus is built by Anton Helfferich (+1805), a winegrower from Marktheidenfeld near Würzburg. He runs a wine trade.
1786-1860
His son Maximilian-Theodor took over the business and steered the wine trade through the turmoil of the French Revolution.
1817-1874
Anton Helfferich (the founder's grandson) continued the tradition as a wine dealer in the 3rd generation.
1874
After the death of her father, Julia Helfferich rents the traditional vault to the wine and spirits dealer Schumacher.
1939-1945
Misuse of the wine cellar as an air-raid shelter. It is said that in many moments some wine helped through difficult hours.
1979-29.5.1988
Karl Erich Böttcher discovers the brick cellars and restores the vaults. Opening of the Böttcher cellar as a restaurant, wine bar, wine trade.

For more than 230 years, entertaining evenings have been spent here in the cellar with tasty wine flavors and important, true or wine-like words exchanged.

Beautiful old market square in Telgte to invite to take a rest

Tuesday is always a market. In summer, the cafés invite you to linger outside. A short detour from the Emsradweg invites you to rest.