Tillyhaus

This building got its name because, according to legend, the general Tilly stayed in it during the Thirty Years' War - but this cannot be proven.

What is interesting about the house, which has been rebuilt several times, is the impressive Renaissance portal with an inscription dating back to 1609. However, this date only documents the installation of the house in Holzminden: It was previously in Bevern, presumably in the area of today's castle area. Scientific research has shown that the oaks on the roof beams were felled between 1550 and 1558.

Across the street is the rest of the port, which was built in 1837 at the expense of the Sollingen quarry fund. In winter it offered the wooden Weser ships security from ice. The ancient-looking small half-timbered buildings standing there were only recently built as part of training and support measures. To the north of the port, the youth hostel, which was built in stages from 1951 onwards. Inauguration April 22, 1955; Architects: (in the initial phase :) Rudolf Simon, Hameln; Paul Grütz, Holzminden. Erected on the site of the Everstein Castle, which has long since disappeared, the tower is intended to commemorate them.