Nistermühle
Konrad Adenauer Memorial Plaque
Among the historical sites in the vicinity of Hachenburg is the Nistermühle, first documented in 1234, located south of the city. In September 1944, the Roedig family hid Konrad Adenauer, the future Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, there from the Secret State Police (Gestapo). Joseph Roedig, who was friends with the Adenauer family, was a member of the Center Party, just like Konrad Adenauer. Under the pseudonym Dr. Weber, Adenauer stayed at the Nistermühle until his discovery and arrest by the Gestapo on September 25, 1944.
Text of the commemorative plaque
1st Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany - 1st Federal Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany - hid in this "Nistermühle" in 1944 from the secret police of the Hitler regime. Adenauer was politically persecuted as an active opponent of the Nazi system. When the GESTAPO found out about this hiding place, they surrounded the Nistermühle at night. Adenauer was taken to the Brauweiler prison near Cologne. This commemorative plaque was erected in honor of the 100th birthday of the great statesman on January 5, 1976, by the CDU Westerwald.
Literature: Bruno M. Struif/Rebekka Victor: 777 years of Nistermühle 1234-2011 (Vol. 3 of the GWH publications), Hachenburg 2011, pp. 89-107.
Regina Klinkhammer: Konrad Adenauer in the Nistermühle, in: Stefan Grathoff: History of the City of Hachenburg, Hachenburg 2011, pp. 118-122.
Contact and directions
Nistermühle
57645 Nister