Huis Bergh

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Huis Bergh around 1752
Huis Bergh

Huis Bergh is a castle in 's-Heerenberg in the Dutch province of Gelderland . It is one of the largest and most important in the country and the former ancestral seat of the Counts of the Bergh . From the 18th century onwards, the history of the Bergh-s'Heerenberg county was closely linked to the history of the Hohenzollern-Berg family .

history

The building history of the castle probably goes back to the beginning of the 12th century. At that time, an artificial hill was created on a moor island, on which a wooden tower was built. At the beginning of the 13th century, the wooden residential tower was replaced by a round tower made of tuff , remains of which are still preserved in the wall of the main castle. The main, still existing parts of the building date from the 14th to 17th centuries. At the beginning of the Eighty Years War , Huis Bergh had suffered major damage several times. In 1735 the castle burned down.

In 1912 the textile manufacturer and art collector Jan Herman van Heek (1873–1957) from Enschede bought the castle. Another fire occurred in 1939. Renovations began in 1939 and were completed in 1941.

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Coordinates: 51 ° 52 ′ 27.7 "  N , 6 ° 14 ′ 27.8"  E