Seven hundred years ago people settled near what is now Stockelsdorf. Stockelsdorf a municipality in Ostholstein Schleswig-Holstein is a place steeped in history. It lies northwest of Lubeck forming an agglomeration with Bad Schwartau.
The first documented mention of a settlement in the area of present-day Stockelsdorf dates back to 1215. Butingeberge now Bargerbruck was named in records as belonging to the Bishopric of Lubeck. Pope Honorius III confirmed this to Bishop Bertold of Lubeck in 1216. The exact founding date of Stockelsdorf remains unknown.
In 1303 a document describes Lubeck’s western border. A boundary ditch now the Landgraben separated Lubeck from Stockelsdorf Steinrade and other villages. This document is the earliest record of Stockelsdorf. Later in 1320 Knight Burchard von Otteshude sold Stockelsdorf along with Bergen and its mill to Lubeck citizen Emelreich Pape. Burchard is the first known owner of Stockelsdorf.
After Lubeck’s Bertram Vorrad acquired Stockelsdorf and Bergen in 1333 Count Johann III of Holstein confirmed his ownership in 1344. He mentioned Neuhof later Mori as an accessory. Neuhof remained with Stockelsdorf until 1528.
In 1433 Wilhelm von Calven became lord of Stockelsdorf. His family owned the estate for over a century. Three six-pointed gold stars in the Stockelsdorf municipal coat of arms commemorate the Calvens. In 1568 Lubeck mayor Dietrich von Broemse bought the estate. His family also remained in Stockelsdorf for over 100 years.
The heyday of Stockelsdorf began in 1761 when Hamburg Major Georg Nicolaus Lubbers acquired it from Lukas Klippe. Lubbers a seasoned military man had achieved success in Russian Dutch and English service. He made a considerable fortune particularly in East India. His marriage to Maria Catharina Baur increased his wealth further. Lubbers was a landowner successful businessman and innovative entrepreneur. He built Stockelsdorf manor house surrounded by a French baroque garden. He established a brewery distillery vinegar factory and with Balthasar Wagner a playing card and wallpaper factory.
In 1771 Georg Nicolaus Lubbers founded the famous Stockelsdorf faience manufactory. Its products achieved European acclaim representing the culmination of faience art in the Baltic Sea region. Stoves plates dishes and more were popular among European nobility. Many museums display these pieces. Today you can see putti and other faience pieces in the Stockelsdorf manor house restaurant. Professor Ulrich Pietsch highlighted the manufactory’s art historical significance in his 1987 book Stockelsdorfer Fayencen.
The three upward-pointing golden arrows in the municipal coat of arms are taken from the Lubbers family crest. Mori independent since 1528 included the area around today’s Segeberger Strasse up to Lubeck’s city limits. In 1753 Morian estate owner and Danish chamberlain Heinrich Otto von Albedyll bequeathed a large plot to his bailiff Philibert Fack. This area became Stockelsdorf’s center. Lubeck’s high taxes and guilds were restrictive. In Mori under Danish rule Philibert Fack attracted skilled Jewish workers who were granted a cemetery in 1799. Trade flourished. Fackenburg as the place was called grew larger than surrounding villages. The Fackenburger Allee in Lubeck and local choirs still remember Philibert Fack and his Fackenburg.
Today Stockelsdorf includes the main village and ten smaller villages. In 1803 the situation was different. The Prince-Bishopric of Lubeck’s estates and vicariate villages belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Lubeck later the Principality of Lubeck. In 1864 after Prussia and Austria defeated Denmark Stockelsdorf came under Prussian and Austrian administration. Prussia defeated Austria in 1866 and took control of Holstein except for some areas. The Prince of Lubeck claimed Schleswig and Holstein. As a compromise Prussia ceded Ahrensbock and Lubeck estates to the Grand Duke of Oldenburg. These estates included Stockelsdorf Mori Eckhorst and Grosssteinrade. They became Oldenburgians not Prussians.
On March 30 1876 the Grand Duke of Oldenburg formed the municipality of Stockelsdorf including Stockelsdorf Mori Eckhorst and Grosssteinrade. Mori was part of Stockelsdorf again after 348 years. The municipality grew until 1937. Then a reform reduced its size. Stockelsdorf today is a thriving municipality on Lubeck’s outskirts. It’s home to about 17000 people. The manor house with its park offers relaxation. The town center boasts shops and a new health center. Good traffic connections allow easy access to Lubeck and Bad Schwartau. Stockelsdorf a village with a rich history and vibrant present.