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Wahlwiller and Mechelen, Knights Hospitaller
'Heerenhof' (commandry of the Knights Hospitaller) at Mechelen after a rain shower Full Map on Geoplaza.
IDNR: W03
Parish: Wahlwiller and Mechelen
Municipality: Gulpen-Wittem
Patron Saint: -
Alias: Heerenhof (= Lords' Court)
Diocese: Liège
Diocese II: Luik
Province: seigniory of Wittem
Province II:
Gender: m
Development: commandryj of Knights Hospitaller 1243
Filiation: founded with support from the commandry at Cologne (G), which was subordinate to the bailiwick of Chantraine (F)
End of monastic life: 1585*: withdrawal of the members to the house of the order in Aachen (G); 1797* public auction after confiscation by the French government
Narrative Sources (CK): -
Narrative Sources (NS): -
Manuscripts (SV): -
Archives: -
Literature: Mosmans (1923); [Van Winter, Sources, passim: see index s.v. Mechelen]; Steyns (1998) nr. 3; Versélewel de Witt Hamer (2010c); Hoebens (2017) nr. 8.36
Third Order: -
Monasticon Batavum: II 127-128 s.v. Mechelen
MeMO: -
Van Deventer:
National monument: 39236
Coordinates: 193/312
Archaeological Monument: 16438 (village)
Archaeological Status: hav
Archaeological Activities:
Archaeological Publication:
First mention: 1243
Last mention: 1585
ENK code: ME-P056-019

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