Gut Figenburg

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Original cadastre from 1837 with the still preserved property

The Good Figenburg (also Fiege castle , Vigenburg and Vygenburg written) was a knight's seat east of Preussisch Oldendorf - Börninghausen in North Rhine-Westphalia . It was owned by the von Schloen family called Tribbe for centuries before it was bought by the von Ledebur family in the 18th century . The estate was completely closed in the 20th century. Today only the street name "Fiegenburgweg" reminds of its existence.

history

The complex was probably founded around 1334 by Dethard von Schloen as a moated castle on the Mühlenbach and was allodial property of the family. Dethard had since 1319 also the nearby Burg Limberg whose Burgmann he was, as a pledge by the diocese Minden . His family later split into the Tribbe and Gehle lines. The Figenburg had been in the possession of the Tribben family branch since 1398 at the latest, because Stats von Schloen named Tribbe is guaranteed as the owner for that year. As his son Reineke lord was on the Figenburg, this was in winter 1431/1432 from Osnabrück troops besieged , but could withstand. Reineke's grandson of the same name bequeathed the property to his two sons Mattheus and Jasper in the first half of the 16th century. The latter had a son of the same name who was sole master of the castle in 1538. His childless son Amelung left the facility to his cousin Reineke, the son of Mattheus von Schloen called Tribbe. In 1689, Reineke's great-grandson Johann Philipp was master of the Figenburg estate. In his time, however, the moated castle of his ancestors no longer existed, only its foundations were still preserved. In addition, the family had built a stately new building around 1660/1680.

In 1736 the estate was completely in debt and had to file for bankruptcy. This was followed by a foreclosure auction , at which the cathedral chapter Heinrich Plato von Ledebur bought the property. His family also owned the neighboring Crollage Castle . However, it was not until 1738 before Heinrich Plato could actually take possession of Figenburg and combine it with the Crollage estate. Together with him he bequeathed it to his nephew Christian von Ledebur when he died in 1759. However, the new owners did not live in the Figenburg estate themselves, but let tenants manage it. During the 19th century, the manor buildings were sold piece by piece and laid down, the manor house was demolished shortly after 1800. Around 1890, the ramparts that had been preserved until then were also removed, so that in 1894 only a single farm building was left of the estate. This also no longer exists today.

description

The property was in the Eggetal below Limberg Castle and in close proximity to Crollage Castle. The appearance of the medieval castle complex is not known, but it is certain that a manor and a water mill belonged to it. The complex was probably surrounded by a moat , which later became a pond. The manor house from the 17th century was a two-story building, which was also called the Red House . Opposite it was a single-storey farm building, which was replaced by a new building in 1733.

literature

  • Dieter Besserer: The Fiegenburg in the Eggetal. In: Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Börninghausen-Eininghausen (ed.): 1000 years Börninghausen, 993-1993. Our home the Eggetal, jewel of the Wiehengebirge between Limberg and Nonnenstein. Heimat- und Verkehrsverein Börninghausen-Eininghausen, Preußisch Oldendorf 1993, pp. 58–89.
  • Dieter Besserer: The Fiegenburg in the Eggetal. Contributions to the history of a knight seat of the von Schloen called Tribbe in Börninghausen. In: Messages from the Minden History Society. Vol. 64, 1992, ISSN  0340-188X , pp. 7-47.
  • Karl Adolf von der Horst: The knightly seats of the county Ravensberg and the principality of Minden. Stargardt, Berlin 1894, pp. 17-18 ( digitized version ).
  • Karl Adolf von der Horst: The knightly seats of the county Ravensberg and the principality of Minden. Addendum. Werneburg, Lübbecke 1899, pp. 15-16 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Gut Figenburg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Cornelia Skodock's entry on Gut Fiegenburg in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Entry by Cornelia Skodock on Gut Fiegenburg in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute, accessed on July 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b c K. A. vd Horst: The knight seats of the county of Ravenberg and the principality of Minden. 1894, p. 17.
  3. ^ Hans-Otto Pollmann: Castles and graves in the old district of Lübbecke. In: Stefan Hesse (Ed.): Limits in Archeology and History. Archaeological reports of the Rotenburg (Wümme) district. Volume 15. Isensee, Oldenburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89995-656-6 , p. 199 ( digitized version ).
  4. ↑ Albert Ludorff : The architectural and art monuments of the Lübbecke district (= The architectural and art monuments of Westphalia . Volume 22). Schöningh, Münster 1907, p. 22 ( digitized version ).
  5. ↑ KA vd Horst: The Knights seats of the county Ravensberg and the Principality of Minden. Addendum. 1899, p. 15.
  6. ↑ a b c K. A. vd Horst: The knight seats of the county of Ravenberg and the principality of Minden. 1894, p. 18.

Coordinates: 52 ° 16 ′ 20.6 "  N , 8 ° 30 ′ 43.2"  E