Timeline of Building History
Sanatorium Villa Hildegard (Villa Hildegard, Villa Victoria, Villa Viktoria)
At the beginning of the 1860s, the Landgrave's State Councilor Georg Friedrich Wiesenbach (1820-1894) bought many forest properties on the southwest slope of the Wingertsberg Mountain to build a palace-type residence (“Wingertsbergschlösschen” Palace) on the upper slope and several villas in the valley, near the Kirdorfer Bach stream, including the Villa Victoria in 1862. Beginning in 1864, he accepted spa guests in the building, which was initially two stories, including regulars such as the Baron and Baronesse du Charmel from France and William Fraser, a guest from New Zealand.
The spa business initially ended when he sold it to Amalie Cossou from France in 1865. The subsequent owners, the married couples Schäfer (1873-1884) and Quentel (1884-1891) as well as Miss Aline Lindig, last name later Regner, seem to have used the villa for themselves. The building was also expanded several times. In 1903, it received its current prominent gable.
Only after the death of Aline Regner was the villa again used by others. The new owner, Marie Theresia Henrich from Oberursel, leased the operation to Miss Klara von Griesheim, presumably the sister of the founder of the Viktoria boarding school in Dornholzhausen, Frieda von Griesheim. Under her direction, it became the renowned “Villa Hildegard”, a dietetic guesthouse and sanatorium with an international clientele. Along with the Duke and Duchess of Schwerin and Prince Heinrich of Prussia (1911) came guests from Russia, France, England, Azerbaijan, and Belgium as well as from even further locales such as Guinea and USA.
In the 1920s, the district of Dinslaken bought the villa in order to set up a recreation home for children. The name was changed to “Haus am Goldtempel” (House at the Gold Temple), which refers to the nearby Sala Thai monument.
In January 1942, ownership went to the Ministry for Social Welfare of the NSDAP Gauleitung Essen, which set up a reserve hospital there.
After 1945, people were treated who had lost their sight in the war (“Sanatorium for the War-Blind”).
Illustrations (titles and descriptions in German)
Aufnahme von 1872. F. Fridrich (Friedrich) Königlich Preussischer Hofphotograph, Prag
(Photographs, contemporary)
Building History
- Construction
- 1862
- Conversion
- 1884, 1903, 1907 (Erweiterungen)
Location
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- Subject Area
- Social and Health
- Funding
- private
- Keywords
- Sanatoriums
References
Baeumerth, Fremde S. 167
Grosche, Geschichte 3 S. 202
Rowedder, Denkmaltopographie S. 228
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Recommended Citation
„Sanatorium Villa Hildegard (Villa Hildegard, Villa Victoria, Villa Viktoria)“, in: Orte der Kur <https://www.lagis-hessen.de/en/odk/record/id/1215> (aufgerufen am 21.05.2026)