ドルヌムの洞窟・トップ9

🏰✨ Beninga Castle in Dornum is a fascinating historical monument that transports you directly back to the time of the East Frisian chieftains. It is one of the few remaining castles in the region that still offer such a vivid connection to the past. The castle was the ancestral seat of the Beninga family, one of the most influential chieftain families in East Frisia. It is particularly famous as the residence of Enno Beninga, the chronicler of East Frisian history.

A very beautiful castle, which now houses the Dornum secondary school. https://www.realschule-dornum.de

The former moated castle was built between 1375 and 1380 as Osterburg next to two other castles in the town. It is now privately owned

The Beningaburg/Osterburg now houses a hotel. The building from 1706 has been beautifully renovated.

The Beningaburg is privately owned and can only be viewed from the outside.

Small change for the entry machine €2. Rhododendron bushes in all colors to photograph. Lock is not open!

The history of Berum Castle: It is unclear exactly when construction of the castle began. The first documentary evidence dates the chief's castle to the year 1310. In this year, a member of the Syrtza or Sytzen family, which has its ancestral home on the forerunner of today's castle, is named as the chief of the Norderlande. It is not known how long this family had been residing here at that time. In the 15th century the Cirksena inherited the castle. In 1443, Count Ulrich I had the existing castle expanded into a palace with a three-wing main and outer bailey and celebrated his wedding here on June 1, 1455 with Theda, the granddaughter of his great rival Focko Ukena. Since then it has played an important role in East Frisian history. In 1475–1481 Alf, the son of Count Gerd von Oldenburg, was imprisoned at Berum Castle after an invasion of East Frisia. In 1591, Edzard II expanded Berum Castle into a magnificent Renaissance moated castle

Very nice castle...is being renovated!