Linuxhotel - Essen-Horst, NRW - Germany - Antique Hotels on Waymarking.com

This is the 'Linuxhotel' which is located inside the old so-called 'Villa Vogelsang' in Essen-Horst, Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen. The building was built 1840–1850.

The villa was originally built as a family residence by the buisness man Friedrich Ludwig Niemann by plans of Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

The house was sold to Heinrich Dammer in 1870.
And again to Wilhelm Vogelsang in 1910.
It was sold to the 'deutsches Rotes Kreuz' (German Red Cross) in 1947.
In 1962 it was used as an abbey.
Reinhard Wiesemann bought it in 1994 and renovated it until 1999. Since then it is used as a hotel.

The house is located inside a huge park of 25,000 squere meters size.
It is listed in the German Monument Registers.

They have nine rooms and three training rooms.
They offer all kinds of IT trainings on open source software.


Some mor informations at wikipedia: (visit link)

Name of the Hotel: Linuxhotel Address: Linuxhotel GmbH Antonienallee 1 45279 Essen-Horst Germany Number of Rooms: 9 Height in floors: 2 Hotel Rating: 3 Stars Hotel since: 01/01/1999 Date Building was built: 01/01/1850 First use of building: - Family Residence - Abbey - Red Cross Woman Home Historic Hotel (Historic Building, National Monument or similar): yes Urban Hotel (located in a village or town): no Mountains Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes Beachs Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): no Historic Place nearby (Unesco or National monument/site less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes Hotel website (if available): [Web Link] Major Pilgrimage Place Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil. Consider any religion).: Not Listed

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