Kniphausen Castle

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Kniphausen Castle
Kniphausen Castle

Kniphausen Castle

Creation time : after 1517
Castle type : Niederungsburg
Conservation status: Former stables with the stair tower and a gatehouse
Standing position : Seat of government of the Kniphausen rule
Place: Wilhelmshaven / Fedderwarden
Geographical location 53 ° 33 '2.7 "  N , 8 ° 3' 9.7"  E Coordinates: 53 ° 33 '2.7 "  N , 8 ° 3' 9.7"  E
Kniphausen Castle (Lower Saxony)
Kniphausen Castle

The castle Kniphausen in Fedderwarden in the city of Wilhelmshaven in Lower Saxony was built in 1438 and finally had "the typical image of a noble residence of the late Renaissance ." In 1666/67 it was expanded into a fortress with four corner bastions .

For a long time the castle was the center and seat of government of the glory or rule of Kniphausen .

Today only the former stables with the stair tower and a gatehouse remain of the original castle . The castle is located in the area of ​​the city of Wilhelmshaven and is privately owned. Only the so-called ancestral hall and some ancillary rooms belong to the "Kniphausen Castle Foundation", which makes them available for cultural events and exhibitions.

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Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. Karl Veit Riedel: Count Anton Günther - a princely master builder? in: Anton Günther, Count of Oldenburg 1583-1667. Aspects of state politics and art of his time. Exhibition catalog. State Museum Oldenburg et al. 1983