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"Das Deutschherren- oder Deutschordenshaus in Koblenz war die erste Niederlassung des Deutschen Ordens im Rheinland überhaupt.

Erzbischof Theoderich von Wied rief die Ritter des Deutschen Ordens 1216 nach Koblenz und schenkte ihnen einen Teil des Geländes des St. Kastor-Stiftes, das unmittelbar an der Stelle gelegen war, wo die Mosel in den Rhein mündet, mitsamt dem dort befindlichen St.-Nikolaus-Krankenhaus. Eine Motivation für die Ansiedlung des Ordens war in dessen Eignung für die Krankenpflege zu sehen.

Aufgrund der Zerstörungen von 1944 ist von den weiträumigen Bauten des deutschen Ritterordens lediglich das ehemalige Verwaltungsgebäude – das Deutschherrenhaus – erhalten geblieben. Hier befindet sich seit 1992 das Ludwigmuseum mit zeitgenössischer, vorwiegend französischer Kunst." koblenz-touristik.de/sehenswertes/bauwerke-plaetze/deutschherrenhaus.html (visit link)

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"The Deutschherren or the Deutschordenshaus in Koblenz was the first settlement of the Teutonic Order Knights in Rhineland.
The divine order of knights played a substantial role in the East German colonisation. Since 1929 it has been a clerical order and is, after the Maltese Order and the templars, the third largest order of knights which was formed at the time of the crusades. The chosen motto of the order is “help, defend and heal“.

The Archbishop Theoderich von Wied summoned the Knights of the Teutonic Order to Koblenz in 1216 and presented them from the St. Castor’s Foundation a piece of land together with the St. Nikolaus hospital that was located directly at the point where the Moselle flows into the Rhine.

Due to the destruction in 1944, the former administrative building of the Teutonic Order –Deutschherrenhaus, is the only building among the many that has remained till nowadays. Since 1992 it has been the house for the Ludwig Museum, devoted primarily to the French art." koblenz-touristik.de/en/places-of-interest/buildings-and-places/deutschherrenhaus.html (visit link)

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