Castle Square (Bruges)

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Aerial view of the Burgplatz

The Burgplatz ( Dutch : De Burg ) is a square and a former fortress in Bruges .

history

Originally, the square was provided with ramparts and access gates. It belongs to the oldest core of the city. The fortified fortress was at the junction of the possibly Roman road from Oudenburg to Aardenburg (the sand road) and the Reie river . The castle had an area of ​​approx. 1 hectare. Arnulf I (889–965) transformed the castle into a center of power of imperial format, encompassing an area of ​​1.5 hectares. From the 11th to the end of the 13th century, one of the residences of the Counts of Flanders , Het Steen , was on the west side of the square . Within the fortification, the castle church was built in the north, which was dedicated to Our Lady and St. Donatian . Later, the associated chapter of canons was established. The castle was given a double function: The southern half served civil purposes, while the northern half fulfilled a church function. When Bruges became a bishopric in 1559, the Church of St. Donatian became a cathedral.

Burgplatz, painted by Jan Baptist van Meunincxhove , approx. 1691–1700

Since the cathedral was demolished, the area of ​​the square has doubled to around 1.1 hectares and is therefore larger than the market square ( Grote Markt ). However, the square still consists of two recognizable parts that connect to one another.

Burgplatz today

The current square is surrounded by various historical buildings, such as the former Provincial House of the Bruges Freiamt , the Old Civil Chancellery , the Town Hall , the Basilica of the Holy Blood and St. Basil's Chapel and the former Provostry of St. Donatian .

In the basement of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, part of the foundations of the cathedral , which was demolished in 1799, can be viewed .

A short street, the Burgstraat, runs between Burgplatz and Philipstockstraat .

Web links

Commons : Burgplatz (Bruges)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Luc Devliegher: Enkele nota's over de burcht en de oudste stadsomwalling van Brugge . In: Handelingen van het Genootschap voor Geschiedenis, "Société d'Emulation" te Brugge . 1997, p. 5-24 .
  2. ^ Hubert De Witte: De Brugse Burg . Bruges 1991.
  3. ↑ Sint-Donaas en de voormalige Brugse kathedraal . Bruges 1978.
  4. ↑ Castle. In: Visit Bruges. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 31 "  N , 3 ° 13 ′ 36.6"  E