Historic Post Square Lutzerath

The historic Postplatz is located in the middle of Lutzerath. A very nice idea and local enhancement to remember historical places in this way.

<< Lutzerath - an important post office >>
"Until the end of the First World War, Lutzerath was an important post office on the road from Koblenz to Trier, which crosses the Enderttal below Martental at the Napoleon Bridge. It led to the construction of the airfield over the same site. At its intersection with the road from Cochem to Adenau , from the Moselle to the Nürburgring, today's B 259, the Chausseehaus stood as an inn. The last innkeeper was known throughout the area as "the long Hannes". One of the last postilions on this route was the later postman Valentin Schaaf from Ulmen, He was in possession of an "honor whip" as a special award. After the First World War, postal buses were used on the Cochem-Ulmen-Adenau and Mayen-Kaisersesch-Lutzerath-Wittlich routes to transport passengers and mail.

Lutzerath was an important stop in the stagecoach era because important people stopped there and often even spent the night on their journey from Koblenz to Trier. We can see from a file from the former Lutzerath office that Grand Duke Nicolaus Pawlovich of Russia traveled there on November 25, 1821. The following day, the Prussian King and Prince Wilhelm were even guests of Mayor Theisen at 1 a.m. In 1830 there were unrest in Europe, especially in France and probably also in what is now Belgium, the northernmost part of which broke away from the Netherlands. The Duke of Aremberg was on the run from Brussels and stayed overnight in Lutzerath on October 1st, 1830. This noble family takes its name from the small castle town of Aremberg in the Ahreifel. After becoming rich through mining, they rose to fame within the 15th/16th century. Century from the lower nobility to the high nobility. The family still belongs to the Belgian nobility today and still has large properties in Germany (including the Rommersdorf domain near Neuwied), which is managed by the Rhenish Building and Land Administration in Düsseldorf."
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"On October 6th, 1830, the French envoy from The Hague had dinner in Lutzerath. It can be assumed that Lutzerath also had a renowned restaurant, as I believe there are hotels with a long tradition in Lutzerath to this day.

On May 31, 1831, the French ambassador in Vienna stayed overnight in Lutzerath.

On June 2nd, 1831, Prince Wilhelm, the brother of the Prussian King, dined with his entourage in Lutzerath and on June 6th, 1831, this company stayed overnight, probably on the return journey.

On April 30, 1832, the Archbishop of Cologne, Count Spiegel, stayed overnight in Lutzerath. He became known for his unbending attitude towards Prussia in the mixed marriage dispute. During his time, Cologne Cathedral was further built at the behest of Prussia.

On May 6, 1832, two French kings had lunch in Lutzerath. - On May 28, 1839, the Prussian Crown Prince was in transit, to whom the mayor dedicated a poem (see 13 Rs). On August 16, 1839, the passage of Prince August of Prussia, the inspector and chief of artillery, was noted.

The President of the Rhine Province, Baron von Bodelwickelh, is always passing through and stops or has a lunch break in Lutzerath.

On December 20, 1840, the Prince of Hesse-Philippstal, who is the military governor of the Luxembourg Fortress, took a lunch break in Lutzerath and traveled on to Wittlich with an extra post.

Various members of the Prussian ruling family are also among the travelers who pass through Lutzerath. On September 19, 1842 at 11 a.m. it was even the king and his entourage who interrupted his journey for 1/4 hour. The local officials are introduced to him, the school children recite the usual sayings and the distinguished guests are honored with grapes and wine.

On October 15, 1854, the King of the Netherlands was in transit to Luxembourg; both countries were connected in personal union at that time.

The list of important personalities who traveled or rested in Lutzerath could certainly be continued for the following decades until the end of the stagecoach era after the First World War."
lutzerath.de/praxis/poststation