Soerser Haus, Manor house in Laurensberg district, Aachen, Germany.
Soerser Haus is a manor house built with a square residential tower and foundation of Eschweiler coal sandstone near the A4 motorway. The upper floors use rubble stone construction that defines the building's appearance.
Soerser Haus was probably founded around 1290 as a water castle outside the gates of Aachen, on land belonging to the Aachen Reich. A family named Puls, documented from 1219, later called itself von Soersen and held important posts as under-advocates, schultheißen and aldermen. Shortly after 1400 the manor was divided among four families, including Colyn, von Moirke and von Wittem; Johann von Wittem became sole owner before 1470. In 1747 Johann Carl Melchior von Broich had the old castle house altered in Baroque style, replacing the drawbridge with a three-arched bridge.
The name Soers comes from the Puls family, recorded in 1219 and later called "Poels von der Soerse" and then "von Soersen"; the estate gave the Aachen Soers its name. Members of the family served as Untervögte, Schultheißen and Schöffen of Aachen between the 13th and 15th centuries. The house is open to the public only during events.
The site is located near the A4 motorway, making it easy to reach by car, though traffic noise is present in the area. Visitors should check ahead since access to different sections may vary and not all areas are open at all times.
The house gave its name to the Aachen Soers district. Its history is hard to trace because the great Aachen city fire of 1656 left few records, and it has often been confused with the neighbouring Bütershöfchen and Haus Soerser Hochkirchen. Even today some source mentions cannot be assigned with certainty to one of the three houses.
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