Hardeg Castle
Hardeg Castle | |
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Hardegsen | |
Coordinates | 51°39′06″N 9°49′36″E / 51.6517°N 9.8268°E |
Type | lowland castle |
Code | DE-NI |
Site information | |
Condition | preserved |
Site history | |
Built | before 1330 |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | dukes |
Hardeg Castle (German: Burg Hardeg) is an old castle in the little Lower Saxon town of
History
The first castle was occupied in around 1330 by the "noble lords of Rosdorf".
In 1324, the Muthaus (Moshus = palas) was built by Conrad and Louis of Rosdorf and the place was expanded into large castle complex. The Muthaus has a height of 35 metres and is probably the oldest, fully surviving secular building in southern Lower Saxony. The expansion appears to have overstretched the lords financially.
In 1379, Duke
In 1560, Hardegsen ceased to be the princely residence and dower seat. From 1568 to 1823 the old castle became the head office of the .
From 1725 to 1780 major remodelling work was carried out on the castle in order to turn it into domestic buildings for the future
In 1972 the estate and castle site were sold to the town of Hardegsen, who then rented it out. The Muthaus may be visited today, but is also hired out for events and celebrations. It is hired by the Hardegsen Cultural Project (Kulturinitiative Hardegsen). The income is used to maintain the castle. The great hall is used in spring and summer as a registry office.
Literature
- Ernst Andreas Friedrich: Das Muthaus in Hardegsen, pp. 86-87, in: Wenn Steine reden könnten, Vol. III, Landbuch-Verlag, Hanover, 1995, ISBN 3-7842-0515-1.
External links
- http://www.kultur-in-hardegsen.de//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=29
- http://www.burgen-und-schloesser.net/niedersachsen/burg-hardeg/
- http://www.hardegsen.de/staticsite/staticsite.php?menuid=109&topmenu=10
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101106014400/http://www.weserbergland-tourismus.de/urlaubsorte/g-m/hardegsen/burg-hardeg-mit-muthaus/index.php
- http://regiowiki.hna.de/Burg_Hardeg
- http://www.burgenwelt.de/hardeg/bi.htm