Neercanne Castle
Neercanne Castle ( Dutch Kasteel Neercanne , French Château Neercanne ; formerly called Kasteel Agimont ) is located in the Dutch city of Maastricht in the immediate vicinity of the Belgian-Dutch border.
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Baron Daniël Wolf van Dopff, then military governor of Maastricht, had the castle built from 1698. He used the castle as an estate and guest house and had his receptions and celebrations there. One of the most famous visitors was Tsar Peter the Great in 1717 . Daniël Wolf van Dopff died in 1718.
In 1747 Neercanne was used as the residence of "Prins Karel van Waldeck", commander in chief of the Dutch troop opper. A century later, the castle passed into the hands of Baron de Cler. Then Ignatius de Thier became the owner of the property. During the final definition of the borders between the Netherlands and Belgium in 1839, Ignatius de Thier ensured that Château Neercanne remained on Dutch territory.
The great-granddaughter of Baron de Thier, Louise Euphrasine Maria Poswick, was the last noble resident of Château Neercanne. In 1947 she sold the castle to the "Stichting Limburgs Landschap" (Limburg Landscape Foundation). The castle was in an extremely bad condition at the time.
The only terrace lock in the Netherlands has been restored and was rented from the Brand Brewery (Wijlre) from 1955. She founded a restaurant there. In 1984 Camille Oostwegel took over the business of Château Neercanne. Since then, three of the four palace terraces have been restored to their former glory and are now protected by UNESCO . On December 9, 1991, the heads of government of the European member states accepted an invitation from Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to a reception at Neercanne Castle.
Web links
- Maastricht castles & palaces In: wigosite.nl (Dutch)
Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 7 ″ N , 5 ° 40 ′ 3 ″ E