Beningaburg
| Beningaburg | ||
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 Beningaburg in Dornum |
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| Creation time : | between 1375 and 1380 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Received or received substantial parts | |
| Place: | Dornum | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 38 '50.3 " N , 7 ° 25' 48" E | |
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The Beningaburg is a medieval low castle in Dornum in the district of Aurich in Lower Saxony , Germany .
history
As early as 1400 there were three chief castles in Dornum , the Westerburg , Norderburg and the Osterburg - the later Beningaburg .
According to the legend, between 1375 and 1380, olde Hero Attena (von Dornum) built the moated castle . In 1410 the Osterburg was first inherited by his son Enno. Enno's son Sibold (olde Sibo) married Frauwa, daughter of Enno Edzardisna and Gela von Manslagt and thus sister of Ulrich and Edzard Cirksena . Sibet probably died in the Battle of Bargebur in 1433. His son Sibet Attena was married to Onna von Stedesdorf for the first time . a. a son, Hero Omken d. J. gave. Sibet was present at the ceremonial awarding of the imperial countship to Ulrich in the inn church in Emden and was knighted on this occasion. Sibet Attena was a loyal follower of Ulrich. When he was once again in dispute with Tanno von Wittmund , Sibet advanced, appeared in front of the Kankenaburg in Wittmund on Christmas night 1457 and penetrated the castle. Sibet built a new castle in Wittmund. In comparison to 1461, Tanne Kankena had to do without his castle in Wittmund and received the Osterburg in Dornum as compensation. In 1473 Sibo Attena died and his son Eger Kankena († 1497) inherited the castle.
As a result, Eger's third son, Remmer Kankena, became the new lord of the castle. He remained childless. After his death in 1545 (?) The Osterburg fell to his sister Nona, who was married to Folkmar I. Beninga von Grimersum . In 1512 both died of the plague. Their son Garrelt, who married Cäcilie von Closter in 1533, followed as the new owner, but died in 1546. It was his son Folkmar II. Beninga († 1572) who consolidated the Beninga rule over the Osterburg: The Dornum line of the family Beninga then shaped the history of the castle for almost 200 years - until 1717. Since then, the little castle has been called Beningaburg, and the street that passes by is called Beningalohne. The successor was the Lantzius-Beninga family.
The east wing, destroyed in 1547, will be restored in 1567. In 1669, the south wing was renovated under Boyung Beninga. The community coat of arms above the door dates from this time: Beninga / Ehrentreuter. The end of Beninga is connected with the death of Folkmar Eger Beninga, the last male representative, in 1717. Until 1802, the noble character of the castle consisted of the female line. In 1814 and 1817 there was a transfer into private hands.
There have been numerous private transfers of ownership since 1817, when the castle was sold. Finally, in 1971, the now deceased Dornum businessman Erich Appelkamp was able to buy the Beningaburg in a ruinous state. The restoration and redesign took almost eight years to complete and was completed in 1978. The renovation work was carried out with remarkable attention to detail and under the premise of preserving as much as possible. The result was a hotel with twelve rooms and the sub-areas of a cellar bar, tea room and outdoor catering. The building is surrounded by old trees and the moat. Pictures of the Beningas lineage can be seen in the ancestral hall of the castle. A few years ago the castle was sold to a new owner. The Beningaburg is currently fully operational again.
