Doornenburg Castle
Doornenburg Castle ( Dutch Kasteel Doornenburg ) is a Dutch castle from the 14th century.
The castle is located near the village of the same name Doornenburg in the municipality of Lingewaard in the east of the Betuwe region and in the province of Gelderland . It consists of a bailey and a main castle , which are connected by a narrow wooden bridge. It is one of the largest preserved castles in the Netherlands.
In the 9th century there was a fortified house on the castle square, known as Villa Doreburc. Today's main castle was built in the 14th and 15th centuries. The outer bailey was built in the 15th century. The outer bailey had residential buildings, a chapel and a farmhouse. The latter is unique for a Dutch castle.
Doornenburg Castle was inhabited until the 19th century. Then it fell into disrepair. In 1936 a foundation for the preservation of the Doornenburg was established, which had the castle restored from 1937 to 1941. At the end of World War II, the castle was almost completely destroyed. For a long time it was thought that the Germans would have blown it up, but the castle was hit by a British bombing raid in March 1945. The castle was rebuilt from 1947 to 1968. In 1968 the Dutch television series “Floris” was recorded on it.
Castle u. Bailey from the east
Outside bridge of the outer bailey
Courtyard of the outer bailey to the north
Bridge between outer bailey and Main castle
See also
literature
- Ronald Stenvert et al. a., Monuments in Nederland: Gelderland , p. 147, available as a PDF for free download from the digital bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse letteren
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Coordinates: 51 ° 53 ′ 38 " N , 5 ° 59 ′ 56" E