The Esteburg in Jork district Moorende in northern Lower Saxony emerged from a moated castle of the late Renaissance. The plant was owned by the Burgmänner Schulte, who were also based on the Horneburg and the castle in Sittensen.
The so-called castle was actually a manor house according to its size and function, but the designation as a castle or castle has already prevailed for centuries. The construction of the present building was begun in 1607. The foundation works proved due to the marshland Marschbodens so expensive that in the end they were just as expensive as the actual building itself. The builder Diederich Schulte is said to have burned the bills in 1611 after the completion of the Esteburg so that his descendants did not learn about these costs , The castle was built as a limited fortified construction on an island surrounded by moats in the immediate vicinity of the Este, the entrance is protected to the present day by a gatehouse.
The gatehouse of Esteburg is surmounted by the roof of the mansion The building consists of two building bodies; the actual main house and an attached economic tract. The cubic house is a two-storey brick building, which is covered by a high crippled hipped roof. The building from the beginning of the 17th century contains typical design elements of the Weser Renaissance, making it one of their northernmost works. Remarkable is the repeated representation of sculptured field snakes, whose mouths funnel out of the facades repeatedly and give the building an apparent defensiveness. The mansion has been rebuilt several times over the centuries, as evidenced by traces in the masonry. The present portal with two warrior statues and an inscription plate dates from 1722. The main house is followed by an east-facing economic wing, which was designed in the style of old country farmhouses and had a deep thatched roof. The eastern, final half-timbered facade was richly decorated and directed to a farmyard. The tract was demolished after 1967 and replaced by a modern business wing, which is similar in its dimensions to the previous building.
The Esteburg is privately owned by the Ehlers family and can not be visited. On the site of the former farm is the orchard Jork, which provides scientific experiments and agricultural advice for orchards
The street there is private! Clearly marked with signs from both sides, since this spring there has even been an additional barrier on the plantation side, since signs do not seem to prevent driving on the PRIVATE PROPERTY. Please just be respectful, you don't want to have people constantly walking/cycling across your property
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