Westerhof Castle
| Westerhof Castle | ||
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 View from Koppenberg to the village and Westerhof Castle |
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| Creation time : | first mentioned in 1294 | |
| Castle type : | Location | |
| Conservation status: | Receive | |
| Place: | Westerhof | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 46 '12.5 " N , 10 ° 6' 55" E | |
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The castle Westerhof is a castle in Westerhof , a district of the unified community Kalefeld in the district of Northeim in southern Lower Saxony .
history
First mentions of Westerhof
The name Westerhof was first mentioned on March 26, 1190, when Conradus de Westerhoue sold 4 Hufen land and 10 farms in Elze to the Lamspringe monastery . In return, Conrad's daughter Richiza was accepted into the convent of the monastery.
In 1255, the seals of Henrici de Westerhoue - Heinrich von Westerhof and Hermann von Oldershausen - confirm in a document that the provost Berthold of the St. Jakobi monastery in Osterode am Harz the claims of Lippold Hoye and his nephews to 23 acres of land in Eisdorf , the Mr. Ambrosius had acquired for the monastery. The seal of Henrici de Westerhoue hangs on a strip of parchment on the certificate. The seal is shield-shaped, approx. 60 × 50 mm. In an undivided shield it shows a lion striding to the left under two Byzantine roses.
First mention and history of the castle
In 1294, Westerhof Castle was first mentioned as "Castrum Westerhoue". The brothers Daniel and Heinrich, sons of the knight Daniel von Westerhof, sold a farm and three Hufen land in Sebexen to the Church of St. Mary in front of Einbeck , as well as one Hufe land in Lovesbecke to the Archbishop's Church of Mainz.
From 10./17. June 1296 is the first documentary mention of Ludenhagen . Knight Arnold von Westerhof sold two farms and 2½ Hufen land in Ludenhagen to the Wiebrechtshausen monastery .
On May 14, 1302 the von Oldershausen sold their part to the county and castle of Westerhof with extensive sovereign rights, as well as the court seat in Kalefeld , for 1020 marks to the Bishop of Hildesheim, Siegfried II of Querfurt . The land peace judge, Margrave Otto von Brandenburg, appointed by King Albrecht of Saxony, agreed to the sale.
In 1310 Albert Ordenberg was the episcopal Vogt at Westerhof. Engelbert von Freden was at his side as a castle man . On March 6, 1323 Westerhof was completely owned by the Hildesheim Monastery . The dukes Ernst, Wilhelm and Johann von Grubenhagen sold their part of the castle and county of Westerhof to Bishop Otto von Hildesheim. The lien holder at this time was Heinrich von Steinberg , who had acquired the pledge for 200 marks. The dukes reserved the right of repurchase.
On June 8, 1328 Borchard von Westerhof Burgmann is at Westerhof. Bossekenhusen was first mentioned in a document on February 18, 1331. Heinrich von Westerhof pledged two Hufen land in Bossekenhusen to two citizens of Einbeck.
On June 3, 1341, Bishop Heinrich von Hildesheim pledged Westerhof Castle to the Lords of Gowisch for 800 marks for three years. From 1366 to 1369 Dietrich von Gittelde is attested as the owner of the castle and office of Westerhof . The large pond in front of Westerhof was first mentioned on March 7, 1389. The Fulda prince abbot Friedrich I. von Romrod enfeoffed the knight Heiso von Gladebeck and the squire Hans von Boventen with the goods of the deceased Egbert von Westerhof, as if there were the village of Willershausen including accessories and the church lean, 1 ½ Hufen and 6 acres of land in front of Northeim with all rights, 3 Hufen Land with accessories in Grone and half a pond in front of Westerhof.
The Lords of Steinberg were pledges of Westerhof Castle from 1392 to 1383. On September 17, 1400, the Lords of Rössing had a deposit of 200 marks at Westerhof Castle. Heinrich von Schwicheldt is attested several times as pledge holder and court lord for the period from 1398 to 1415 at Westerhof Castle. On April 24, 1427, the Lords of Wallmoden acquired half of Westerhof Castle for 300 marks. Heinrich von Gittelde acquired Westerhof Castle on February 24, 1430 for 450 gulden 1/4.
On July 13, 1433, Hermann von Medenheim's widow acquired rights to use a quarter of Westerhof Castle owned by von Oldershausen for 100 marks . The Lords of Hardenberg owned 1/4 of Westerhof Castle, which they sold to von Oldershausen on February 20, 1480 for 700 Rhenish guilders. The Hildesheim collegiate feud began in 1519 and lasted until 1523. When the Hildesheim collegiate feud began in 1519, the Lords of Oldershausen had the entire Westerhof Castle in pledge for 11,000 gold florins. As a result of the feud, the castle was handed over to the Guelphs with all rights in 1523 . From then on it belonged to the Duchy of Braunschweig-Lüneburg and was administered by a bailiff . The mansion burned down in the 16th century and was then rebuilt. Until 1859 the castle was the seat of the bailiff in the old Westerhof district . This rose in the Osterode office in 1859 .
literature
- Horst Bredthauer: History of Westerhof Castle in Westerhöfer Yearbook 1994
Web links
- Entry by Gudrun Pischke zu Westerhof in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute
- Timeline for the history of Westerhof Castle at hna.Regiowiki
- Reconstruction drawing by Wolfgang Braun
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- ↑ Dr. Janicke - UB Hochstift Hildesheim 1, No .: 475, p. 451 f.
- ↑ Or. HstA Hannover Cal. Or. 100 Osterode, St. Jacobi, document 20
- ↑ Or. HstA Hannover Cal.Or. 100 Einbeck, St. Marien, document 3
- ↑ StUB Göttingen, 8 ° Cod.Ms.Hist. 322 (Kotzebue, Antiquates Wibbernshusanae), fol. 13r - 13v
- ^ Sudendorf 1, no .: 168, p. 98 MGH Constutiones IV, 2, no.:1171, p. 1226
- ↑ Dr .: Sudendorf 1, no .: 168, p. 98 MGH Constutiones IV, 2, no.:1171, p. 1226
- ^ UB Hochstift Hildesheim 3, No .: 33, p. 22
- ↑ Dr .: Sudendorf 1, No: 374, p. 212; Hoogeweg, UB Hochstift Hildesheim 4, No .: 718, p. 394 f.
- ^ UB Hochstift Hildesheim 4, no .: 1000, p. 544 f.
- ↑ Document Reichst. Gan. St.A. Wolfenbüttel 6 document, No. 134; see also Upmeyer - Herren von Oldershausen. P. 194
- ↑ UB Goslar 4, no .: 144, p. 97 f.
- ^ Dolle, UB von Boventen. No .: 174, page 163
- ↑ UB Goslar 4, no .: 886, p. 421
- ↑ UB Schwicheldt, no .: 82, p. 83 f.
- ↑ Freise, certificate extracts No. 866 p. 170
- ↑ Klinckhardt, appendix. No. 54 p. 93 f.
- ↑ Or. HstA Hannover Cal. Of. 28, Schr. 42, Caps. 7, no .: 7
- ↑ Hildesheimer Stiftsfehde, source collection, p. 1132 f.