Brederode Castle
The Brederode Castle ( Dutch Ruïne van Brederode ) is the partially reconstructed ruins of a from the Middle Ages derived Castle southwest of the village Santpoort in the town of Velsen in the north of the Netherlands . At the end of the 19th century, the ruin was one of the first buildings to be listed and was almost completely rebuilt.
location
The ruin is located on a coastal dune , the foothills of which flow into a moor towards the southwest-northeast , where the ruin is located. The castle was built on solid ground and is surrounded on three sides by the moor. In the north, the ruin borders a river.
history
History of the castle
The front buildings were most likely built between 1225 and 1245 and the main castle in 1282 by William I, Lord of Brederode.
In 1351 the castle was besieged and destroyed by Gijsbrecht von Nijenrode , Marshal of Count William V of Holland .
In the years from 1354 to 1426 it was built on the old foundations by Dirk III. completely restored by Brederode . In the same year, however, the southern part of the castle in particular was badly damaged by Haalen's troops . Up until that point in time, Brederode Castle was the home of the Lords of Brederode , who moved to Batenstein Castle after the castle was destroyed . They had the northern part, which was less damaged, renovated so that it was habitable again.
After a looting by German soldiers in 1491 and a fire in 1573 that was started by Spanish troops, the castle fell into almost complete ruin.
In 1679, after the death of Johann Wolfart van Brederode , the castle ruins were handed over to the Counts of Holland and later to the Netherlands. Brederode Castle was covered more and more by coastal sand dunes until in 1862 the government made funds available to prevent total destruction.
At the end of the 19th century, the desire to learn more about the history of the castle ruins was expressed and restoration took place.
Restoration
The reconstruction was supervised and directed by AJ Enschede. But it turned out to be more difficult than expected, as the decay sometimes progressed faster than the repairs due to a temporary lack of money. In the beginning it was not even possible to take safety precautions for the visitors, who turned up in large numbers to look at the ruins. Despite the frequent financial problems, most of the castle was restored, if not completely, through private grants.
Numerous works of art from the past were found at this time. The castle ruins were visited by many painters such as Piet Mondriaan and captured in pictures.
literature
- RJ Wielinga: Ruins in the Netherlands. 1997, pp. 239-242.
- HL Janssen: 1000 years of castles in the Netherlands. 1996.
- Hermans: The ruin of Brederode. 1990, pp. 2-24.
- J. Wennips: A divorcee van Brederode. 1982.
- JW Groesbeek: Middeleeuwse kastelen van Noord-Holland. 1981.
- Kalkwiek: Atlas of the Dutch castles. 1980, pp. 148-149.
- D. Kransberg: Kastelengids van Nederland. 1979.
- LPE Robide van der Aa: Oud-Nederland in burgen en kasteelen. 1978.
- HJ Calkoen: Velsen. 1967.
- FW van Gulick: Nederlandse kastelen en landhuizen. 1960.
Web links
- Brederode Castle (English)
Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 36.5 " N , 4 ° 37 ′ 15.4" E