Esteburg Castle
The Esteburg in the Jork district of Moorende in northern Lower Saxony emerged from a late Renaissance moated castle. The facility was owned by the castle men Schulte, who were also based at the Horneburg and the Sittensen Castle .
The Esteburg
Building description
The so-called castle was actually a mansion according to its size and function , but the designation as a castle or palace has been established for centuries. The construction of the current building began in 1607. The foundation work turned out to be so complex due to the boggy marshland that in the end it was just as expensive as the actual construction itself. The builder Diederich Schulte is said to have burned the bills after the Esteburg was completed in 1611 so that his descendants would not be aware of these costs . The castle was built as a limited, defensive building on an island surrounded by moats in the immediate vicinity of the Este , the entrance area is protected by a gatehouse until the present day.
The building consists of two buildings; the actual main house and an attached utility wing. The cubic house is a two-story brick building covered by a high hip roof. The building from the beginning of the 17th century contains typical design elements of the Weser Renaissance , which makes it one of their northernmost works. What is striking is the repeated depiction of sculpted field snakes , whose mouths protrude from the facades several times and give the building an apparent defensive character. The manor house has been rebuilt several times over the centuries, as evidenced by traces in the masonry. Today's portal with two warrior statues and an inscription plate dates from 1722. The main house is adjoined by an east-facing economic wing, which was designed in the style of Altländer farmhouses and had a deep thatched roof . The eastern, final half-timbered facade was richly decorated and directed towards a farm yard. The wing was removed after 1967 and replaced by a more modern commercial wing, the dimensions of which are based on the previous building.
present
The Esteburg is privately owned by the Ehlers family and cannot be visited. The Jork fruit growing research institute is located on the site of the former farm and provides scientific experiments and agricultural advice for fruit growing.
Web links
literature
- Hans-Herbert Möller: Reclam's Art Guide Germany, Vol. 5, Lower Saxony, Hanseatic Cities, Schleswig-Holstein . Reclam, Ditzingen 1984, ISBN 978-3150084731
Individual evidence
- ^ Mithoff, Hector Wilhelm Heinrich: Art monuments and antiquities in Hanover . Volume 5: Duchies of Bremen and Verden together with the Land of Hadeln, Counties of Hoya and Diepholz. Hannover 1878, p. 40 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ESTEBURG - fruit-growing center Jork
Coordinates: 53 ° 30 '30.6 " N , 9 ° 44' 2.6" E