Philippsburg (Leer)
The Philippsburg is a castle-like mansion in the Loga district of the East Frisian city of Leer .
history
Baron Philipp von Wedel had the Philippsburg built purely as a residential building in 1730. Originally, the whole complex was one-story apart from the two-story center of the central building with a curved gable . In 1906 the house of Botho Graf von Wedel was increased by one floor. The gable was integrated into the building. The Counts of Wedel also owned the Evenburg, only a few hundred meters away, and Gödens Castle from 1746 until today .
The Philippsburg now belongs to the family of the Count von der Schulenburg by inheritance and is privately inhabited. The associated park is partly private, partly urban. In the private part of the park, the event "Fairy Tales and Music in the Park" has been held every two years since 1996 and is organized by a nearby bookshop.
description
The Philippsburg is a three-wing complex open to the street, which was built in the style of the Dutch Baroque . In the central building that was later raised, the gable of the original building can still be seen, the roof bay of which protrudes over the mansard roof . The magnificent portal with a flight of stairs flanked by stone lions in the central axis is decorated with a coat of arms.
literature
- Heinrich Boning: Castles and palaces between the Ems and Elbe . Bremer Landesbank, Bremen 1993, p. 29.
- Wert Reinders: The Philippsburg in Loga. Attempt to approach ... . In: De Utmiener. Yearbook of the Heimatverein Leer , Volume 2, 2017, Schlösser und Burgen in and around Leer , pp. 125–129.
- Carl Woebcken: Frisian castles . Reprint of the 1922 edition. Schuster, Leer 1974, ISBN 3-7963-0051-0 , pp. 55–57.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information on the Philippsburg at ostfriesland.de , accessed on May 30, 2011.
- ↑ a b c The Philippsburg on the website of the city of Leer , accessed on May 30, 2011.
Coordinates: 53 ° 14 ′ 15.5 ″ N , 7 ° 29 ′ 48.6 ″ E