Petershagen Castle

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Petershagen Castle from the east

The Petershagen Castle is around 1306 as Wasserburg built complex in the East Westphalian town of Petershagen in the Minden-Lübbecke in North Rhine-Westphalia . In the 16th century it was converted into a castle in the Weser Renaissance style. It comprises several buildings that have grown together to form today's palace complex.

The castle is located north of the city of Minden at the confluence of the Ösper and the Weser .

history

The fortified castle in Petershagen was built in 1306 by the then Minden bishop Gottfried von Waldeck and placed under the protection of Saint Gorgonius as patron saint . It was supposed to defend the land of the Minden bishops to the north and was the residence of the Minden bishops.

At the instigation of Bishop Franz von Waldeck , the Swabian master Jörg Unkair converted the castle into a palace from 1544–1547. He thus created an example of the early Weser Renaissance . Both dark Porta sandstone and light Obernkirchen sandstone were used as building material . Because of the Schmalkaldic War , the construction work was finished earlier than planned. The building is an irregular two-wing complex with a polygonal stair tower in the courtyard and a bastion on the Weser side.

During the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) the castle was occupied by the Swedes like the whole of the Duchy of Minden . As a substitute for territories that were granted to Sweden, the Hohenzollern , Dukes of Prussia and Electors of Brandenburg , were awarded the Prince-Bishopric of Minden in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 , which was converted into an Hereditary Principality. With the exception of the city of Minden, which remained under Swedish occupation until September 17, 1650, the territory was handed over from the Swedes to Brandenburg-Prussia from October 23 to 25, 1649. Petershagen Castle, where the government was established and which was the seat of the governor of Minden from 1649 to 1659 , was taken over by Brandenburg ambassadors on October 25, 1649. On February 22nd and 23rd, 1650, the Great Elector received homage as the new sovereign here. The castle remained the seat of the government of the Principality of Minden until 1669 . After that, the facility increasingly fell into disrepair. Some buildings collapsed or were demolished.

In 1780, the main roof of the stairwell was destroyed in a fire.

The castle was bought in 1901 by Heinrich Hestermann , farmer and member of the Reichstag, and from 1902 it was made habitable.

During the Second World War it was occupied by the British Army of the Rhine . The owner family had to leave the main house, move into a house in front and only after approval by the occupying forces could they move into their apartment again. At that time, many refugee families were also housed in the castle. In addition, the building fabric suffered as there was hardly any building material or money.

From 1964 to 1967 the war damage was repaired and after a renovation, Petershagen Castle was used as a hotel from 1967. It was later renovated and some of the rooms were rented for other purposes. There was a discotheque and a furniture shop in the castle. In 1969 the tribute hall was added and in 1975 a heated swimming pool was opened in the garden. In 1985 the "Orangerie" restaurant was opened. In 1988 the “St. Gorgonius Cellar”, named after the patron saint of the castle, opened on the lowest floor.

The facility is still owned by the Hestermann family today. The owner family also managed the hotel business, but gave it up on August 31, 2018 for financial reasons and intends to sell the castle. The city of Petershagen is aiming for an agreement on subsequent use that will preserve the complex as a whole.

Todays use

Petershagen Palace: inner courtyard

The company opened as an upscale hotel with eight rooms. The offer was later expanded to include three single rooms, two suites, five junior suites and five double rooms, i.e. 15 rooms in different sizes, locations and facilities. On the extended terrace, which was partly made weatherproof by creating a winter garden, you have a good view of the Weser meadows.

In addition, the Minden-Lübbecke district, in cooperation with the “Herrenhäuser und Parks im Mühlenkreis” association, organizes chamber concerts in the castle, which is also used as a starting point for visiting numerous mills in the immediate vicinity on the Westphalian Mühlenstraße and for cycling tours on the Weser cycle path . In 2018 the restaurant and hotel operations were stopped.

In some rooms there is a museum about the castle history.

See also

Web links

Commons : Schloss Petershagen  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual notes

  1. ^ Wilfried Hansmann : Art travel guide Westphalia. Bindlach 1988, p. 484.
  2. Reading extract accessed on June 17, 2018. Wilfried Hansmann: Kunstreisführer Westfalen. Bindlach 1988, p. 484.
  3. ^ Georg Dehio - Handbook of the German Art Monuments North Rhine-Westphalia. II. Westphalia . Munich, Berlin 1977, p. 465.
  4. ^ Burgenwelt: History of Petershagen , accessed on June 24, 2018.
  5. Hans Nordsiek: From the Prince Bishopric to the Principality of Minden - Constitutional, political and confessional changes from 1550 to 1650. In: Westfälische Zeitschrift . 140, 1990, pp. 251-274.
  6. Handbook of Historic Places in Germany. North Rhine-Westphalia. Second edition. Stuttgart 1970, p. 610.
  7. Reading extract accessed on June 17, 2018. Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe: Schlossgarten Petershagen in LWL-GeodatenKultur accessed on June 17, 2018. Wilfried Hansmann: Art travel guide Westphalia. Bindlach 1988, p. 484. Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe: Schlossgarten Petershagen in LWL-GeodatenKultur accessed on June 17, 2018.
  8. ^ Burgenwelt: History of Petershagen , accessed on June 24, 2018.
  9. a b Children's Knight Festival: Location page: Schloss Petershagen accessed on June 17, 2018.
  10. a b c Castle closes at the end of August. In: Mindener Tageblatt . Print edition from June 15, 2018, p. 13.
  11. Mayor Blume: Castle area preserved as a whole. In: Mindener Tageblatt. June 20, 2018 (for a fee as an online edition, accessed on June 21, 2018.)

Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 45.7 ″  N , 8 ° 58 ′ 18.7 ″  E