Lage, Lower Saxony
Lage | |
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Location of Lage within Grafschaft Bentheim district ![]() | |
Grafschaft Bentheim | |
Municipal assoc. | Neuenhaus |
Government | |
• Mayor | Henni Nyhuis |
Area | |
• Total | 6.39 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,027 |
• Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 49828 |
Dialling codes | 0 59 41 |
Vehicle registration | NOH |
Website | www.herrlichkeit-lage.de |
Lage is a community on the river Dinkel in the district of
Of particular sightseeing interest are the church, built in 1687, the watermill, built in 1270, the castle ruins (first mentioned in a document in 1183, destroyed in 1324–1326 and 1626), the lordly manor, built in 1686 and the historic Oak Avenue with the manor staff’s old houses.
The extended name Herrlichkeit Lage – “Herrlichkeit” means grandness or magnificence – refers to the time between the end of the Thirty Years' War and the year 1803, in which Lage was a self-standing small state with its own jurisdiction.
The biggest club is the
Castle
In 1183 came the first documentary mention of the castle at Lage, and of a Hermann von Lage, who between 1173 and 1183 was Capitular at
From 1329 to 1330, Bishop Johann of
In 1523 the castle came under fire by Guelders troops, to whom the castle was given up. In 1592, there was yet more building, and there arose a fortlike castle with a house chapel, built by the liege lord Dietrich von Ketteler to whom the castle had been pledged in 1576 and enfeoffed in 1590, whereafter Lage, along with the Bishopric of Utrecht, was transferred to
Lordly manor
The manor was built in 1686 by Amadea von Raesfeld née von Vlodrup as a widow’s seat in classicist Dutch style. In 1762, the eastward side wing was built onto it.
Watermill
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The watermill in Lage an der Dinkel was first mentioned in a document in 1270, and likewise a garnishment document from 1377 speaks of a mill in Lage. It was only about 200 years later, however, that approval was given by then King Philip II of Spain, as ruler of the Netherlands, to build a mill on the river Dinkel. It is supposed that this was a reconstruction or expansion of an existing mill, but what it was precisely is not known.
As it appears today, the mill looks as though it is from the late 17th century. A distinguishing feature is the two undershot
When the building was threatening to fall down, the most urgent safety work was begun in 1962. Ten years later, the district of Grafschaft Bentheim brought about a comprehensive restoration on the mill, giving it once more its two waterwheels, as well as undoing building work that had been done on the river itself in the 1930s and restoring the weir to improve flow rates. In the years up until 1976, the milling machinery was overhauled so that today, on selected days, the mill can now be run again. In the former miller’s dwelling, a tea parlour was set up after the restoration.
Church
On 11 June 1687, Amadea von Raesfeld laid the foundation stone for the building of a church in Lage.
References
- Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.