The Pithan House project, Dreis-Tiefenbach (progress)



· Introduction
· The House
	· The House (p. 1)
· The History
· Recent contacts
· The Exhibition
· Event dates
· Hiring
· Present./Tours

· Sponsoring club
· Home club ...
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(renovation)

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The Pithan House project

Dreis-Tiefenbach

Dreis-Tiefenbach is a village in the municipality Netphen in the administrative district Siegen-Wittgenstein (Northrine-Westphalia). The earliest document mentioning a settlement of the village was dated of the year 1239.
(Original settlements of the village: Dreisbach, Wernsbach & Tiefenbach [-bach = creek])

The cultural region is mainly characterised by farming & wood economy as well as by ore mining and the steel industry.

The House - how it all started

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	February 2002		Presentation of the Project & Commitment for the preparative budget at the annual general assembly.

	During the year 2002		Surveying, examination of the construction level, assessment of monument protection & sponsoring options, cost estimation. → Application for public funding.

	February 2003		Commitment on continuation of activities until purchase of the House.

	April/June 2003		Received positive notification on public funding.

	June 2003		Founding of the sponsoring club "Förderverein Haus Pithan Dreis-Tiefenbach e.V."

	June 28th, 2003		Final Decision on purchase of the House during an extraordinary general assembly.

	August 2003		Purchase of the House by the home club "Heimatverein Alte Burg Dreis-Tiefenbach e.V."

	November 2003		Received the official confirmation that the House is under monumental protection from the municipality Netphen.

	Since September 2003		→ Renovation work ... \| ... → recent images

	October 24th, 2004		→ Open House (during renovation phase)

	June 26th, 2005		Presentation of the partly renovated House (at the Village Community Festivity 2005)

	August 20th, 2006		→ 2nd Open House (by end of renovation phase)

	October 28th, 2006		Thanks to all Helpers

	Nov. 17th, 2006		Formal Opening Celebration with sponsors, pub. authorities & the press

	Nov. 26th, 2006		Public Presentation of the Exhibition (11:00-17:00) (house will be regularly open from January 2007 onwards)

postal address:

Heimatverein Alte Burg
c/o Andreas Völkel
Postfach 2102
57241 Netphen

E-mail: alte_burg@gmx.de>