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    July 22, 2022

    Noise pollution and waste: these are well-known problems in Dutch cities in the 16th century. Especially in the summer months there is an odor nuisance caused by the waste on the street. Rich people therefore build summer residences, country estates or pleasure gardens, where they can escape the city during the warm summers. In 1560 Hendrik van Brederode also built a summer residence for his wife Amalia, Countess van Nieuwenaar. He names the castle in the Viaan forest, Amaliastein, after her. With a strategic location at the transition of high and low-lying land, the supply and discharge of water in the castle moat can be easily regulated.
    Source: visitlekenlinge.nl

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      July 22, 2022

      Amalia, Countess van Nieuwenaar and Hendrik van Brederode cannot enjoy Amaliastein for long. In 1567 Hendrik had to flee from the Spanish troops because of his role as 'Great Geus' in the resistance against Spanish rule. On 3 May of that year, Spanish troops invade Vianen. All possessions of Hendrik van Brederode are forfeited. After the pacification of Ghent in 1576, the Brederodes regained their possessions. Hendrik has already died in Germany by then and his wife also continues to live in Germany until her death.

      In the 17th century, Johan Wolfert van Brederode renovated Amaliastein, but just like Batestein Castle, it soon fell into disrepair. After some changes of ownership, the building was demolished in 1814.

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        Location: Vianen, Utrecht, Netherlands

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