Berum Castle

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Castle Berum

The Berum castle located in the homonymous district of the East Frisian municipality Hage. It is one of the most important sites of East Frisian history.

History

When exactly did the construction of the lowland castle began unclear. First documentary evidence dating the Häuptlinsgburg to the year 1310. This year is a member of the Syrtza or Sytzen family, which has its headquarters on the forerunner of today's castle, named as chief of the Norder country. How long this family to that time already resided here, is not known.

In the 15th century the Cirksenas inherited the castle. Graf Ulrich I did in 1443 to expand the existing castle into a castle with three-blade main and fore-castle and celebrated here on June 1, 1455 his marriage to Theda, the granddaughter of his great rival Focko Ukena. Since then she has played a significant role in the East Frisian history. 1475-1481 Alf, the son of Count Gerd von Oldenburg was imposed after an incident in East Frisia.

1591 extended the castle Berum by Edzard II was completed to a magnificent moated castle in the Renaissance style, with the construction of the spire. After his death, his widow added Catherine, the daughter of the Swedish king Gustav Vasa, the castle some extensions added, including a chapel. From then on, the castle was a widow seat of the family. On January 28, 1600 included Count Enno III. and the house Rietberg at the castle, in consequence of the Harlingerland finally came the " Berumer comparison " to East Friesland. On April 16, 1628, a tragic incident at the castle occurred: The only 26 - year-old Count Rudolf Christian came through a stab in the left eye, which he in a dispute by a lieutenant of lying to Berum in Quartier Imperial General Gallas at the castle received in order.

Under Christine Charlotte, who lived here as counts Dowager 1690 to 1699, it came in the second half of the 17th century to re- conversions, which resulted in the castle Berum became one of the most magnificent royal palaces. It was protected by the powerful fore-castle and a double ring ditch. On April 25 1734 the wedding of Prince Carl Edzard with Princess Sophie Wilhelmine of Brandenburg- Bayreuth was held in the castle. After the death of Carl Edzards the castle to fell in 1744 in the possession of the Prussian King Frederick II He had no more use for the widow's seat. To hit the four-winged castle with severe, rectangular tower on the northwest corner, more and more. The majority was in 1764 and broken the precious inventory auctioned. Get remained the bailey, a long, built on the former defense wall brick building with a tower, the baroque gate entrance. This portal is flanked by two columns, the pediment the Württemberg coat of arms of Princess Christine Charlotte can be seen. Wall and outer moat are still present and in the south are the remains of the baroque garden of 1712. The bailey served after the crash of the castle as the seat of the Office Berum. By the year 1932, the castle remained the administrative seat. Subsequently, the family bought for Inn and Knyphausen the property as a retirement residence of the princess. After her death, the property was for sale again, and thus came into the possession of originating from the Rhineland family of Opole - Bronikowski who inhabited it until today. A part of the plant is used as a guest house, for example, in the summer of 2006, the then Federal President Horst Köhler spent his summer vacation in the.