Castle Brederode

The Brederode Castle ( Dutch: van Brederode Ruïne ) is the partially reconstructed ruins of a derived from the medieval castle southwest of the village in the municipality of Velsen Santpoort in the north of the Netherlands. End of the 19th century was the ruin of one of the first listed building and was almost completely rebuilt.

Location

The ruin is situated on a coastal dune, the foothills of which empties into the southwest-northeast in a bog, where the ruin is situated. The castle was built on solid ground and is surrounded on three sides by the Moor. In the north of the ruins bordering on a river.

History

History of the castle

The front buildings were most likely the First, lord of Brederode built in the years 1225-1245 and the main castle in 1282 by William.

In 1351 the Castle of Gijsbrecht of Nijenrode, Marshal of Count William was the V.von Holland, besieged and destroyed.

In the years 1354-1426 it was on the old foundations of Dirk III. completely restored by Brederode. But in the same year, especially the southern part of the castle by the troops Haalens was badly damaged. Until then, Brederode Castle was the home of the Lords of Brederode, who relocated after the destruction of the castle after castle Batenstein. They left the northern part, which was less destroyed renovate, so that he became habitable again.

After a plundered by German soldiers in 1491 and a fire in 1573, which was laid by Spanish troops, the castle fell into disrepair and was almost completely into ruin.

In 1679, after the death of Johann van Brederode Wolfart, the ruined castle was passed to the Counts of Holland and later to the State Netherlands. Castle Brederode was increasingly covered by coastal sand dunes, until 1862, the government provided funds to disposal to prevent the total destruction.

End of the 19th century, the desire was expressed to learn more about the history of the castle ruins and it came to restore.

Restoration

Reconstruction was by A. J. Enschede supervised and managed. But it turned out to be more difficult than expected as due to intermittent lack of money sometimes faster decay progressed as the repairs. At the beginning could not even security arrangements for the visitors, who appeared in large numbers to look at the ruins, are made. Despite the frequent money problems managed by private grants to restore the castle largely, though not completely.

At this time, numerous art works of the past were found. The castle ruins were of many painters such as Piet Mondrian visited and captured on pictures.