Hardeg Castle

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Hardeg Castle
Hardeg Castle

Hardeg Castle

Creation time : before 1330
Castle type : Niederungsburg
Conservation status: Receive
Standing position : duke
Place: Hardegsen
Geographical location 51 ° 39 '3.7 "  N , 9 ° 49' 33.8"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 39 '3.7 "  N , 9 ° 49' 33.8"  E
Hardeg Castle (Lower Saxony)
Hardeg Castle

The Hardeg Castle is a former castle in the Lower Saxon town Hardegsen ( district Northeim ). It was built in the 12th century and was the former seat of government of the Guelph Duke Otto I.

history

The first castle complex was inhabited by the noble lords of Rosdorf until around 1330 .

In 1324 the Muthaus (Moshus = Palas) was built by Conrad and Ludwig von Rosdorf and it was further expanded into a large castle complex. The Muthaus has a height of 35 m and is said to be the oldest, completely preserved secular building in southern Lower Saxony. With the expansion, the gentlemen had apparently taken over financially.

In 1379, Duke Otto von Braunschweig zu Göttingen ( Otto der Quade ) acquired the castle. In 1380 it was the seat of government of the Duke of Guelph after his expulsion from Göttingen; he died here on December 13, 1394. The castle was the widow's seat of Duchess Margarete.

Hardegsen ceased to be a princely residence or a widow's seat in 1560. From 1568 to 1823 the former castle was the administrative seat of the Hardegsen office, headed by a drost or bailiff.

From 1725 to 1780 the castle complex was converted into farm buildings for future domain operations. Of the old castle complex, only the Muthaus, the Hagenhaus and parts of the surrounding wall have been preserved.

In 1972 the domain was dissolved. The entire castle area was bought by the city of Hardegsen. The city of Hardegsen took over the leasing. The premises of the Muthaus can not only be visited today, but can also be rented for celebrations and events. The letting is carried out by the Hardegsen cultural initiative . The receipts are used to finance the maintenance of Hardeg Castle. The knight's hall is used as a registry office in spring and summer.

In 2019, an urgent need for renovation was identified, with the cost of the roof being estimated at 880,000 euros.

literature

  • Ernst Andreas Friedrich : Das Muthaus in Hardegsen , pp. 86-87, in: If stones could talk , Volume III, Landbuch-Verlag, Hanover 1995, ISBN 3-7842-0515-1 .
  • Markus C. Blaich , Sonja Stadje, Kim Kappes: Muthaus in Hardegsen in: The Heldenburg near Salzderhelden, castle and residence in the Principality of Grubenhagen , (= guide to the prehistory and early history of Lower Saxony. 32) Isensee Verlag , Oldenburg, 2019, p. 113 -115.

Web links

Commons : Burg Hardeg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Niko Mönkemeyer: Refurbishment of the roof of Hardeg Castle costs 800,000 euros in HNA from November 220, 2019