Kniphausen Castle
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 Kniphausen Castle |
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| 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 | |
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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.
History board at the gatehouse of Kniphausen Castle
literature
- Ernst Andreas Friedrich : The castles in Wilhelmshaven , pp. 147-149, in: If stones could talk , Volume III, Landbuch-Verlag, Hanover 1995, ISBN 3-7842-0515-1 .
Web links
- Entry by Frank Both on Kniphausen Castle in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute
- Kniphausen Castle on the Internet portal of the City of Wilhelmshaven ( page no longer available )
- Wilhelmshaven sights from A to Z
- Kniphausen Castle Foundation
- Reconstruction drawing by Wolfgang Braun
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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