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Elmendorf Castle

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Elmendorf Castle

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    December 9, 2021

    The castle complex, which was probably founded in the 9th century, was in the 12th century after destruction and reconstruction owned by Count Egilmar I, first mentioned in 1091, an ancestor of the House of Oldenburg. Around 1130/40, Count Egilmar II gave his daughter in marriage to the nobleman Friedrich von Anvorde in Elmendorf, who, according to tradition, disappeared on a crusade. In 1134, Elmendorf Castle was first explicitly mentioned as the residence of Friedrich von Anforde.
    The lords of Elmendorff later sat as ministerials at the castle, a Diederich von Elmendorpe is mentioned in 1287 as a witness in a document from the Rastede monastery. In 1331, the castle and the associated Meierhof passed into the possession of the Counts of Oldenburg in exchange for possessions on the Hase.

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      June 10, 2021

      Although only hills can be seen here, we are still in front of the remains of a 9th-century castle.
      More details can be found on Wikipedia here:
      de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Elmendorf

      My request by the way:
      Of course, detailed explanations of the highlight founders would be desirable. But it would certainly also be helpful if not every highlight was littered with irrelevant and redundant images. That doesn't make understanding a highlight any easier.
      Thank you for your attention!

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        August 8, 2024

        Excavations confirmed the existence of the complex - information boards: Three mountains used to be the Dreibergen castle hill. "Three mountains" stand out in the town of the same name on the northern shore of the sea. Many people have certainly puzzled over the hills. They are - as excavations by archaeologist Dr. Dieter Zoller prove - more than just simple elevations. In the middle of the twelfth century, a castle complex belonging to the Counts of Elmendorf stood here. Information boards present the history.
        bad-zwischenahn.de/de/gemeindeportrait/geschichte/Elmendorfer-Burg.php

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