Gesmold Castle
The Castle Gesmold is a two-winged Renaissance castle in Meller district Gesmold in Lower Saxony . It is located in the immediate vicinity of the A 30 .
history
The earliest mention of it comes from the year 1160. In it, the Lords of Gesmel received the right to build a castle from the Osnabrück bishop Philipp von Katzenelnbogen to ward off dangers. The settlement was named "Gesmelle", loosely translated as "Hof vor Melle". The earliest lord of the manor known by name is Bernhard von Gesmel. He moved to the Holy Land as a knight in 1215.
Today's castle initially only consisted of a residential and escape tower, which was built in the 13th century. In the years 1544 to 1559 it was expanded into a castle. The palace complex had two outer castles and was surrounded by three moats. A drawbridge led over each of these to the main building.
In the Baroque period , a French garden with a flight of stairs , an orangery and a game reserve were laid out. The garden and park were later redesigned in the English style .
There are four evangelist statues on the tower of the castle, which date from the time when the castle belonged to the Bishop of Osnabrück.
The owners of the castle were:
- 1215-1400: from Gesmel
- 1400–1540: von dem Bussche (inherited) - The heiress Anna von dem Bussche marries Hermann von Amelunxen in 1541
- 1540–1608: von Amelunxen (through marriage) - Cord von Amelunxen sells the estate to the Osnabrück Prince-Bishop Philipp Sigismund von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1568–1623)
- 1608–1664: Bishop of Osnabrück (by purchase)
- 1664 – today: von Hammerstein (by exchange) - Prince-Bishop Ernst August I exchanges with his court marshal Georg Christoph von Hammerstein for the goods Scheventorf and Schleppenburg
Gesmold Castle is the birthplace of the Jesuit father and writer Ludwig von Hammerstein (1832–1905).
Gate building
Side view
Main building of the castle
Stable building
literature
- Rainer Schomann (Ed.), Urs Boeck : Gardens of Gesmold Castle in: Historical Gardens in Lower Saxony, catalog for the state exhibition, opening on June 9, 2000 in the foyer of the Lower Saxony state parliament in Hanover . Hannover, 2000, pp. 138-139.
Web links
- Entry by Stefan Eismann about Schloss Gesmold in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute
- Homepage Gesmold Castle
- Gesmold Castle on burgen-und-schloesser.net
Coordinates: 52 ° 12 ′ 56.9 ″ N , 8 ° 16 ′ 43.3 ″ E