Gut Grevenburg

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The Grevenburg estate according to Alexander Duncker (between 1857 and 1883)

The Grevenburg located one kilometer northeast of the district summer sell the city Nieheim in Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia .

History of the building and the park

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The Grevenburg is a moated castle (castle or mansion ); the estate around the building covers 2.5 hectares and is now a historic landscape park. The noble family Oeynhausen acquired the land and built there in 1536, a Vorwerk . The castle was named after the Greve brook. The descendants built the small Renaissance manor house from 1566 to 1579 as the family seat. Originally, Grevenburg was surrounded by an approx. 18 m wide moat , which was enclosed by a high and thick ring wall. Around 1850 the moat was partially filled and ponds were created. The park was rebuilt again around 1950. The park is characterized by old trees.

Family property

The family branch was henceforth called Oeynhausen-Grevenburg. In 1592, the family also came into the possession of the Oldenburg in what is now the city of Marienmünster . Arnd von Oeynhausen, Lord of Grevenburg, was a captain and commander in Gießen in 1650. Karl von Oeynhausen (1795–1865), Prussian mining captain, was born on the Grevenburg. Bad Oeynhausen is named after him. Grevenburg is still owned by the family today.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the owner of the estate was Adolf von Oeynhausen . Since the beginning of the Weimar Republic , Oeynhausen belonged to anti-republican and anti-democratic parties and associations. Since 1931 he was a member of the NSDAP . Oeynhausen was personally acquainted with Adolf Hitler , Himmler and other Nazi figures . In the election campaign in Lippe , Heinrich Himmler and Adolf Hitler were Oeynhausen's guests at Grevenburg at the beginning of January 1933. Adolf von Oeynhausen made a career in the Third Reich and on March 25, 1933 was appointed regional president of the Minden district, which he remained until 1943.

literature

  • Duncker, Alexander (ed.): The rural residences, castles and residences of the knightly landowners in the Prussian monarchy. Berlin, 1862/63, Volume 5, No. 284.
  • Alber-Longère, Christine: Grevenburg in Marienmünster. In: Palaces, castles, mansions in Ostwestfalen-Lippe, Bielefeld, 1986; Page 167-169.
  • Wengerzink, Lothar: Nobility seats in the Höxter district in lithographic views of the 19th century. In: Yearbook District Höxter 1992, Höxter, 1992.

Web links

Commons : Gut Grevenburg (Sommersell)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 50 ′ 38 "  N , 9 ° 11 ′ 11.1"  E