Ledenburg Castle
| Ledenburg Castle | ||
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 Ledenburg Castle, southwest view |
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| place | Bissendorf - Nemden | |
| Construction year | possibly 15th century | |
| Coordinates | 52 ° 14 '3.8 " N , 8 ° 14' 33.3" E | |
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The Ledenburg Castle is derived probably from the 15th century moated castle in the municipality of Bissendorf in Lower Saxony district Osnabrück .
Geographical location
Ledenburg Castle is around 500 m north-northeast of the Bissendorfer district of Nemden and around 500 m south of the Bissendorfer farmers' association Halle. A little southeast of the wooded Haller Berg ( 108.6 m ), it is located at about 78 m above sea level. NHN at the Hüppelbruchgraben, which feeds the castle moat and a pond slightly below the castle, and then flows directly into the Hase .
history
Ledenburg Castle was probably built in the 15th century after the destruction of Holter Castle under the name Neue Burg Holte. Since this castle was used as a residence by the Leden family , it was later named Schloss Ledenburg.
In 1618 the castle was badly damaged in a fire, it was rebuilt between 1618 and 1627. When the von Leden family died out, it temporarily passed to the von Hammerstein family , who also owned Gesmold Castle , since 1622 it was the seat of the Barons von Grothaus , after which it passed to the Counts of Münster in 1776 . It has been owned by the Homann family of manufacturers in Dissen since 1951 .
Castle complex
Today, Ledenburg Castle, surrounded by moats, consists of two wings of the main house with a tower built in front. The gatehouse and the outbuildings formed a bailey. A sandstone bay window supported by massive consoles, which probably served to monitor the entrance, is the only exterior decoration of the castle with the entrance decorated with pilasters .
Inside the west wing there is an elegant three-flight staircase. This is an early North German example of this then new staircase shape, which replaced the spiral staircase of the Weser Renaissance . Also noteworthy are a fireplace decorated with stone figures and some porcelain tiled stoves.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Entry by Stefan Eismann zu Ledenburg in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute
- Pictures of the castle and the history on www.burgen-und-schloesser.net