Evenburg
| Evenburg | ||
|---|---|---|
 The Evenburg restored in the neo-Gothic style |
||
| Creation time : | 1642 to 1650 | |
| Castle type : | Moated castle | |
| Conservation status: | restored in 2006 | |
| Place: | Empty | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 13 '52.2 " N , 7 ° 29' 40.7" E | |
|
||
The Evenburg is a moated castle in the Loga district of Leer, not far from the Leda .
Architecture and building history
lock
Colonel Erhard Reichsfreiherr von Ehrentreuter had the first Evenburg built as a baroque moated castle. The lavishly designed main building was erected on a castle island, which is surrounded by a wide moat. Pictures show it as a two-story brick building with lower extensions on both sides on a basement. The very high-quality design in the style of Dutch Classicism can be compared with buildings by well-known Dutch architects from the mid-17th century such as Jakob van Campen , Philips Vingboons or Pieter Post . The builder named the castle after his wife Eva von Ungnad - "Evenburg".
Only one generation later, the property passed to the Counts of Wedel through marriage in 1690 . At this time the outer bailey was built. Originally it was a horseshoe-shaped complex of buildings, parts of which have been preserved to this day. The portal wall bears the year 1650, the gate passage was added in 1703.
In the middle of the 19th century the castle had become too small and out of date for the needs of the residents. Carl Georg Graf von Wedel commissioned the Hanoverian architect Rudolf Stüve (1828–1896) to expand and rebuild Evenburg Castle. The architect's report states that the castle is in great need of repair and “poorly furnished”, and that some components are completely dilapidated. Only the surrounding walls, some partition walls and the cellar vault of the main building were used for the new building. In the vestibule of the found Blaustein -Marmorboden reuse. Richard Stüve suggested the neo-Gothic style for the new building . Delicate, slender, rising structural members and shapes and the pointed window arches are characteristic of this.
The new castle was built in a construction period of two years. The Evenburg soon received a loggia next to the main entrance and an outbuilding, the so-called wheel house , on the castle island. Remises and accommodations were built in the area of the outer bailey. From 1864 the construction of the greenhouses for growing pineapples and wine began. In 1865 a gulf house was built for the Meierhof, which exceeded the size of the manor house and was also intended to raise the agricultural management of the count's areas to a new level. In 1869 a villa was built in the royal seaside resort of Norderney . In 1891, thanks to the count's financial commitment, the Lutheran Peace Church in Loga was consecrated. The Carl-Georgs-Forst was created in the Friedeburg office.
In the 1930s, von Wedels moved their main residence to Gödens Castle , where the family still lives today.
Since then, the castle began to decline. Due to a lack of funds in economically difficult times and the high maintenance costs, the filigree stepped gables, battlements, turrets and the roof were gradually simplified or dismantled. A contemporary document from 1938, written on a slate roof, attests to this. The roofer Johann Krull from Leer, who was commissioned with renovation work at the time, describes that the roofing slate was torn down, the battlements removed and the roof extended by 80 cm and gutters provided. A further simplification of the roof design and the facades took place during the reconstruction to repair the war damage in the 1950s.
It was used as a hospital , refugee accommodation and later as a boarding school for the milking school, which was set up by the Weser-Ems Chamber of Agriculture . The cattle for the training were on the Meierhof .
Outer bailey
The outer bailey northwest of the castle also belongs to the Evenburg ensemble. Originally, this was a horseshoe-shaped one-story complex. The state of the 17th century has been preserved, especially in the part to the east of the gateway. The eastern transverse wing, on the other hand, was demolished after the Second World War because of war damage and the formerly symmetrical basic design was lost. In 1684 Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel was raised to the rank of count by the Danish King Christian V and received the order of elephants , which the elephants refer to on the coat of arms of the outer bailey. In 1703 a gate passage with elaborately designed architectural elements made of sandstone and a wooden roof turret with an open lantern was added. There was also a bell from 1659 that can be seen in Evenburg today. The protection association Evenburgpark / Westerhammrich eV commissioned the bell founder Simon Laudy to cast a new bell. This was poured on site on April 28, 2013 and will be rung today.
In the outer bailey there are classrooms and a concert hall of the district music school and the castle café.
restoration
In 1975 the district of Leer bought the castle, the Meierhof and the approx. 110 hectares of agricultural land for 7 million DM.
Shortly thereafter, an initial renovation was carried out by the Leer district to purely maintain the substance of the castle and the outer bailey. Moisture renovation in the cellar, repairs to the roof and windows, a new facade painting and the installation of a fire-resistant staircase in the north wing and a new heating system were installed. Much care has been taken to restore the inlays of the heavy oak doors in the vestibule . The outer bailey was completely overhauled, the bell tower above the gateway was renewed and the west wing was rebuilt for the use of the district music school. A representative concert hall was also created.
During this time, the Evenburg housed the training seminar for trainee teachers, the Berufsakademie Ostfriesland eV (BAO) and the Kreisbildstelle, which was outsourced at the end of the 1990s.
In September 2004, the restoration work began in the entrance area of the castle. During the internal renovation and restoration of the vestibule and staircase, a painting was discovered under thick layers of white paint. The original findings from 1862 - evidenced by drawings by the painter Gottlieb Kistenmacher (1825–1900) - had a basic color of beige, gray-blue and turquoise and thus formed the color basis for the restoration. The hunting frieze and the curtain painting in the upper stairwell, however, were hidden under paint to around 65%, so that only part of the walls had to be restored in color. The ballroom followed and here, too, there were two squares of the original wooden floor under a cupboard in the bay window, so the star parquet could be restored. In 2005, the reconstruction of the abandoned neo-Gothic roof formation began. A very detailed reconstruction was carried out on the basis of old drawings and photos and the existing profiles on the undamaged facade elements. The proportions of the entire building could thus be restored. The colored design corresponds to the old color that was found in window niches.
The von Wedels family coat of arms on the main tower was revised in color according to the heraldic specifications. The two family coats of arms above the main entrance door show the coat of arms of the Counts of Wedel on the left and the coat of arms of the noble von Wangenheim family on the right.
The castle was partly opened to the public in 2007 and partly used by the training seminar for future teachers and by the Ostfriesland University of Cooperative Education. Both institutions left the palace in 2009 and 2011 respectively, clearing the way for the renovation and restoration of the remaining rooms.
Since May 2014 the Evenburg has been open with a permanent exhibition on the life and business of a noble family in the 19th century and as a center for garden culture.
Patronage Church
The Reformed Church in Loga with the so-called Count's Crypt not only has a significant cultural-historical value, but is also of central importance for the history of the Evenburg and the glory of Loga. The count's crypt was reserved as a burial place for the owner family of the Evenburg (Ehrentreuter / Wedel). Are buried here u. a. the builder of the Evenburg Oberst Ehrentreuter (1596–1664) and his youngest daughter, Maria von Wedel (1633–1702).
The first church was probably built in the 13th century on much older Christian foundations and is located directly opposite the outer bailey and the Evenburg park. You can look into the church from the bell tower, which was newly built in 1842. Information about the church and the count's crypt is available on boards in the tower. The oldest elements of equipment of the church are a big Sandsteintaufbecken, a chandelier dating back to 1690 and the Rococo - pulpit from the year of the 1778th
A church patronage denotes the patronage of a sovereign or landlord over a church that is located on his territory and is associated with the right to appoint a pastor. In the feudal letter of the Lutheran Count Ulrich II of East Friesland from 1642 on the transfer of the fiefs Loga and Logabirum to Colonel Ehrentreuter, provisions are made on this point. Honorable was reformed and was only allowed to appoint Lutheran pastors in the Lutheran parish of Logabirum, who were thoroughly examined by the consistory or superintendent.
The crypt of the church was reopened, restored and prepared in 2014 and has been accessible as part of guided tours since September 2015. You can marvel at two restored magnificent coffins from the 17th century, which also reveal the social position of the buried family members.
Friedenskirche
In East Friesland and also in Loga the Reformed had long been in the majority. It was not until the 19th century that the majority changed in favor of the Lutherans. Carl Georg Graf von Wedel resolved the competition between the Evangelical Reformed and Lutheran believers in Loga by being very committed to building a new church in Loga. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Loga was built in 1888 and consecrated in 1891. The name Friedenskirche is derived from Frieda, the first name of the Count's wife, who died in 1881.
The building of the church and the neo-Gothic interior could be realized with generous donations from the Loga population, the count's family and the Lutheran clergy.
Castle park and avenues
In 1717 Erhard Friedrich von Wedel took over the rule of the Evenburg. Just like his father Gustav Wilhelm, Count Erhard worked for the Danish royal family in Oldenburg . We do not know how far the building activities of the Danish King Friedrich IV , who built the “Danish Versailles” with Fredensborg Palace and his baroque summer residence with Frederiksberg Palace , influenced the Count. Count Erhard was definitely impressed by the gardens of the absolutist mansions of the time. Immediately after taking office at Evenburg, he began to redesign the Evenburg park in the baroque style. A gardener was hired who was also responsible for the greenhouses. The park had a much greater need for maintenance, because not only the kitchens and orchards required a lot of attention for a sufficient harvest of vegetables, fruit and herbs to supply the residents, numerous hedges also had to be cut, borders planted and potted trees moved into heated greenhouses in winter become. For the year 1739 162 orange trees, 37 yucca palms, 9 pomegranates, 25 figs and 5 "Rosa Pimpernella" are recorded. The anise plant is probably meant by the pimpernelles . The gardeners changed quite frequently. Andreas Endersch was followed by Adam Uhldrich Wind, for whom Count Erhard was looking for a replacement after two years.
The large avenue leading from Evenburg towards Leer appears on a map for the first time in 1787 , but it is not known how long before it was laid out.
The next changes were made under Clemens August von Wedel, who took control of the Evenburg in 1788. If he had plans to redesign the properties in Loga and Gödens, these have not been passed down. It is certain that between the last third of the 18th and the first half of the 19th century the original formal, baroque garden around the Evenburg was redesigned in the style of a landscape park. However, this redesign did not take place completely radically through complete re-planning and new construction, but rather through giving up maintenance-intensive areas and over a longer period of time. Therefore, very different design elements can be seen today in the terrain. In a description of the Principality of East Friesland from 1824 it says about the Evenburg: “It is a regular square, of medium size, and surrounded by a moat. The large, English-style garden next to it is a pleasant walk and is open to everyone. ”After that, Count Clemens August von Wedel must have started redesigning the park.
From 1860, under Carl Georg von Wedel, the unkempt park was also adapted, which in addition to horticultural measures included new bridges and ancillary buildings. In 1861 the Große Allee was added. For this purpose, day laborers from Loga were hired. Together with the master gardener Ohle, a large commercial nursery was set up and the park was designed. After the Count's death, gardener Ohle remained in his place for more than four decades. The shape of the park as we experience it today goes back to his work.
The following descriptions of the park are known from the memories of a gardener boy who was in training from 1877 to 1880:
“The garden and the park were connected and formed a whole. As was common back then, the paths in it were all crooked and curved. In addition to the wide moat, there were two other fish ponds in it, and two small boats always lay on the larger one. When the gentlemen were away, these were also used by us. In winter, these ponds made wonderful ice rinks, protected against any wind, for ice skating right outside our front door, where we apprentices could enjoy ourselves for a while during the lunch break.
Along the paths on the large lawns were scattered smaller and larger bosquets with flowering bushes and rare woody plants as well as groups of trees and individual trees. There were relatively few flower beds on the lawns, the gentlemen had less sense for that. Back then, so-called carpet beds were still very much in fashion, of which we also had two larger ones, in addition to several small ones in the garden. These were populated with plants no higher than 10 to 15 cm, which were either densely covered with small flowers or had colored foliage such as green, gray, silvery, white, yellow, red etc. these were planted together so that they had different figures and thus looked like a colorful carpet. Then there were the so-called leaf plant groups, beds that were covered with tall, large-leaved and differently colored plants, such as hemp, eucalyptus, kalla, ceremer, castor, corn, tobacco and similar things.
The remaining flowerbeds were mainly planted with geraniums, fuchsias, verbenas, heliotrope and the like, and various summer flowers. Then there were also rose and dahlia beds. "
history
Dignitary
Ten years before the start of the Thirty Years' War , Erhardt, born in Bavaria , became Ehrentreuter city commander of Emden . This position had been difficult to fill, as Emden's political proximity to the Netherlands meant that only a neutral service holder could be considered. Ehrentreuter's son, who was also called Erhardt, succeeded his father in this position in 1629, for which he had qualified as a commander in various campaigns.
The family's fortune also made it possible to lend Count Ulrich II , the regent of the County of East Friesland, money, which made him an additional obligation. In this way, honorary loyalists were rewarded with the places Loga and Logabirum as fiefs . He already owned some land there and built Evenburg Castle from 1642 to 1650. The building was named after his wife Eva; he married the 16-year-old after the death of her father. In 1645 a mill was built on the Leda , which created an important economic pillar. The fiefdom, which was the basis for the rule, was tied to the person of Ehrentreuter and his male descendants. However, Ehrentreuter's widow managed to get Georg Christian's widow, Ulrich II's successor, a promise to continue using the fief for life.
Von Wedel family
After the death of Eva von Ungnad, the widow of Erhardt von Ehrentreuters, the fiefdom of Loga and the Evenburg had actually expired. But Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel (1641–1717), who married Ehrentreuter's younger daughter Maria in 1665 and was in the service of the belligerent Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen from Münster, established a new fiefdom in his name and - again - for his male offspring, with which the Evenburg got a new owner. In 1684 Gustav Wilhelm was elevated to the rank of count by the Danish King Christian V and received the order of elephants , which the elephants refer to on the coat of arms of the outer bailey. The eldest son Georg Ernst later inherited the rule in Jarlsberg and founded the Danish line of the von Wedel family , the younger son Erhard Friedrich took over Evenburg Castle. In 1717 Erhard Friedrich von Wedel came to rule the Evenburg. As early as 1703 he had married Countess Maria Juliane von Frydag zu Gödens, a great-granddaughter of Elisabeth von Ungnad, which 43 years later led to the takeover of Gödens Castle. Anton Franz von Wedel (1707–1788) inherited the glory of Gödens from his uncle Burchard Philipp von Frydag on Gödens in 1746 . He was very positive about the Prussian occupation of East Frisia in 1744 and in 1776 King Friedrich II raised him to the rank of count. In 1766 the feudal right was abolished and the Evenburg was finally privately owned by Anton Franz. His son Clemens August von Wedel took over the rule of the Evenburg in 1788 until 1825. In 1826, Carl Erhard Leopold von Wedel (1783-1860) took over his father's inheritance. He was married to Rosalie von Wedel geb. de Latte (1801-1872). The marriage remained childless. Therefore, his nephew Carl Georg von Wedel inherited Evenburg Castle in May 1860. As usual in aristocratic circles, he had been prepared for this task and had made social contacts and completed his education on a so-called gentleman tour of Europe.
When Carl Georg Graf von Wedel (1827–1898) took over the Evenburg from his uncle in 1860, there was a considerable backlog in the maintenance of the buildings and facilities on the Evenburg. The two outbuildings on the castle island were demolished without replacement. Carl Georg von Wedel commissioned the architect Richard Stüve from Hanover to build the new palace. The contemporary design in neo-Gothic style was based heavily on English models both inside and out. Finally there was enough space for guests in the light-flooded "guest rooms" on the upper floor. Carl Georg von Wedel brought the first bicycle to East Friesland. He saw it at the 1867 World's Fair in Paris . Back in East Friesland, he got the plans for this bike and had it built by a locksmith in Leer. This bike was made entirely of iron and had no brakes. But the count was very happy and let the people of Loga marvel at him while driving. The bike can be viewed in Evenburg Castle. He opened and expanded what was then an important commercial nursery. In 1865 he built the Meierhof. From 1888, after overcoming some difficulties, he succeeded in building the Lutheran Peace Church (named after his wife Frieda) in Loga. In 1895, on the initiative of his daughter-in-law Julia, the count had a kindergarten built in Loga for his grandchildren. At that time this facility was called waiting school and was the first kindergarten in north-west Germany. The kindergarten still exists today, sponsored by the Lutheran parish.
After the death of Carl Georg von Wedel, his eldest son Georg Erhard inherited the Evenburg in 1898. Georg Erhard was District Administrator of the district of Leer from 1894 to 1899. After his death (1861–1930) the count's family moved their entire residence to Gödens. An epoch came to an end after 261 years. The descendants of the family still live at Gödens Castle in the municipality of Sande .
Meierhof
In 1799, the first Meierhof was probably built by Clemens August von Wedel in the east-west direction of today's Meierhof . A plaque attached to the northern gable of the current Meierhof and with the inscription: CA v. W. (Clemens August) cc Anno 1799 (probably the year of construction). Another plaque on the same gable shows the inscription: CG Graf v. Wedel 1865 (year of construction of the current Meierhof). In this year a gulf house was built for the Meierhof, which exceeded the size of the manor house and was also intended to raise the agricultural management of the count's areas to a new level. Among other things, the count ran a dairy farm here and produced butter and cheese, which were known for their good quality. In 1932 the von Wedel family leased the Meierhof to Jan Oltmanns. Oltmanns was known throughout Germany for his skills in horse and dairy farming. In dairy cattle breeding, he made a significant contribution to the rise of the Association of East Frisian Regular Cattle Breeders (VoSt). He enjoyed great confidence among the farmers and was elected to the landscape council. On the Meierhof he kept around 50 dairy cows, 8 horses and 8-10 pigs. During that time, the farm part of the farm burned out twice due to the spontaneous combustion of the hay.
From 1953 to 1966, the Weser-Ems Chamber of Agriculture used the Meierhof as a training company. The cattle stood here for the milking school and the castle was used as a boarding school for the students.
In 1982 a district council meeting decided to demolish the Meierhof in 1983. However, the Meierhof was occupied by around 30 people and the occupation was able to successfully prevent the demolition. In the meantime a rethink had started and in 1983 the Meierhof was placed under monument protection.
The Meierhof has belonged to a farm since 2000.
Expansion into the center for historical garden culture
The permanent exhibition opened in May 2014 in the castle shows the garden culture in East Friesland. Over four decades, Carl Georg von Wedel an der Evenburg established a leading horticultural company in northwest Germany. The original trade catalog from 1889 gives an impression of the size of the company. There were heated greenhouses in which pineapples, peaches, grapes and tomatoes were grown. Blooming bouquets could also be sent in March. Until about 1909 there was also a large tree nursery near Evenburg. The merchandise was considered to be very genuine. The surrounding English landscape park is also a testament to a fashion in garden planning and landscaping.
In the castle, a room is dedicated to fashion flowers - that's what contemporaries call particularly coveted ornamental plants that are generally considered chic. Most of them do not come from Europe, but were discovered by plant hunters and made known to passionate gardeners. Fashion flowers also played a role at Evenburg. B. advertised in the trade catalog for new varieties of georgines.
Another room in the permanent exhibition is dedicated to Ernst Pagels . Ernst Pagels (1913–2007) is one of the most important perennial growers of the 20th century; his breeds achieved world fame. Many of the names of his cultivars are related to the region - Salvia nemorosa "Ostfriesland" or are acoustic poetry such as Sedum telephium "Zimtzwerg", Stachys officinalis "Blitzweiß" or the Chinese reed varieties "Kaskade", "Silbersprudel", "Große Fountain" and "Kleine Siberspinne" ". In Leer on Deichstr. 4 his garden can be visited.
One room is dedicated to the fashions in garden and landscape design. No garden, no park without a plan - from the Middle Ages to today. Shown Renaissance gardens , plants of the Baroque , English landscape park with its winding paths and waterways to urban school gardens and home gardens in the early 20th century, following the model of simplicity and functionality. All examples are from East Frisia and some can be visited. Other gardens that are well worth seeing are presented in the ticket office.
Special exhibitions
Since the opening of the permanent exhibition in May 2014, Evenburg has regularly offered special exhibitions in the former guest rooms of the castle. The themes of the special exhibitions from 2014 to 2016 were:
Poster art garden dreams (2014)
This exhibition combined striking art from different eras with the theme of the garden exhibition. On display were posters from the private collection of the Bottrop landscape architect Peter Drecker from the 19th century to current designs, both German and international exhibits.
Historical gardens in Lower Saxony (2014)
The exhibition offered an insight into the outstanding cultural and historical treasure of more than 1,000 listed gardens and parks in Lower Saxony. A wide variety of gardens were presented to illustrate different time and style epochs: cottage gardens and gardens of the rural nobility, city and villa gardens, castle gardens and monastery complexes.
Tulip exhibition (2015)
This exhibition was put together on the occasion of the 1st Spring Festival in the park of Evenburg in 2015 on the subject of " Tulip ". It showed works by a free association of Dutch and German artists who have dealt with the fashion flower "tulip" in very different ways.
Japan's Gardens (2015)
This exhibition showed a wonderful cross-section of Japanese garden art . William Corey (USA) took us to important historical parks. Michael Freeman (GB) focused on contemporary gardens.
Poetry of Colors (2015)
This exhibition presented paintings by Johann Rosenboom , geb. in Backemoor , who has lived in Germany and Italy for more than 30 years. In Italy he particularly appreciates the picturesque regions with their historic old towns and the rolling hills of the Apennines . This creates light and poetic images. They are colorful, harmonious in shapes and colors and filled with the southern sun. One room contains pictures of East Friesland, figurative representations, study sheets from different work phases and sketchbooks from his travels.
... and the eight-legged horse (2016)
Jürgen Klück's photographs were taken on the East Frisian island of Norderney . Since he was at school, he has had a love for the areas “beyond the lighthouse”, where the wild, lonely dune landscapes can be found. The former residents of Evenburg Castle, on the other hand, were drawn to the summer resort of the popular "Royal Seaside Resort Norderney" together with the German nobility. Carl Georg von Wedel, the builder of today's Evenburg, built the Villa Wedel for the family in 1869/70 in an outstanding location on the beach of Norderney. The Evenburg itself was a very popular stopover for many guests on their journey to Norderney.
From the North Sea to the Ems. East Frisian Landscapes (2016)
Based on the theme year 2016 “Land of Discoveries. Marsch , Moor , Geest and Wadden Sea “of the East Frisian landscape in Aurich, there was an exhibition in Evenburg Castle with landscape images from East Frisia. The works were put together by the Kunsthaus Leer. The focus was on the pictures by Poppe Folkerts, Ernst Petrich and Emil Rizek combined with a selection of exhibits by other painters.
Big world in miniature - 100 years of dollhouse cultural history (2016)
A remarkable collection of historical dollhouses was shown for the first time in northwest Germany . With her small treasures, the collector Elise Andresen-Bunjes gave an insight into over 100 years of cultural history from the Biedermeier to the 1960s. The around 50 exhibits (dolls 'salons and kitchens, toy and grocery stores, pharmacy, dolls' schools, café and hat salon) reflect the eras and the development of their furnishing styles. The rooms have been collected over many years and lovingly restored with enthusiasm and expertise. The original wallpaper often caused a surprise under several exposed layers and revealed the real age of the room. This made it possible to travel back in time: fascinating details such as pewter cutlery baskets, chandeliers, bird cages and antique porcelain dolls in miniature format could be discovered.
Uses
In addition to the permanent and special exhibitions, Evenburg Castle offers many other events in the park and in the castle. Public guided tours are offered on Sundays and public holidays. Themed and theater tours with very different focuses are also possible.
A branch of the registry office of the city of Leer is located in the castle. In the outer bailey there is the castle café as well as the classrooms and the concert hall of the district music school in Leer.
literature
- Rolf Bärenfänger : Archeology in the park of Evenburg Castle in Loga . Isensee, v 1996, ISBN 3-89995-319-3 ( Guide to the prehistory and early history of Lower Saxony . Volume 26).
- Heide Braukmüller, Detlev Neumann: On the history of the Evenburg . Reinhard, Leer 1996, ISBN 3-927139-24-6 .
- Klaus Gerdes: Natural history guide through Evenburg Park in Loga . District of Leer, Leer 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-025859-6 .
- District of Leer (Hrsg.): Evenburg Castle and the glory of Loga . Ellert & Richter, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8319-0332-0 .
- Peter Gössel, Office for Design, Überseetor 20, 28217 Bremen
- Susanne Meyer, Culture Working Group, Bartningallee 7, 10557 Berlin
- Heinrich Buurmann: When the East Frisians learned to cycle , Sollermann, 2001, ISBN 3-928612-61-1
- Rainer Schomann (Ed.), Urs Boeck : Park of the Evenburg in Leer in: Historical Gardens in Lower Saxony, catalog for the state exhibition, opening on June 9, 2000 in the foyer of the Lower Saxony state parliament in Hanover . Hannover, 2000, pp. 156-157.
Web links
- Site of the castle
- Website about Erhardt von Ehrentreuter
- Website on the von Wedel family
- A. Moser on the 2004 excavation
- The Evenburg, Haneburg and Gut Stikelkamp in the culture portal Northwest
Individual evidence
- ↑ District of Leer: Time travel at Evenburg Castle ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 26, 2017
