Burcht Wedde
The Wedderburcht was built in the fourteenth century by the powerful Addinga family. This family is said to have originated from Reiderland further north, where they lost their land to the encroaching Dollard.
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The castle was regularly at the centre of the violence of war. At the start of the Eighty Years’ War, Adolf van Nassau set out from Wedderburcht for the Battle of Heiligerlee (1568). After that, the castle passed back and forth between the Dutch rebels and the Spanish. In 1593, the castle was captured by Willem Lodewijk van Nassau, who donated it to the States General. The last times the fortress was captured were in 1665 and 1672 by Bernhard van Galen, the Bishop of Münster.
From 1619 onwards, the city of Groningen owned the castle. The hu…
The castle was regularly at the centre of the violence of war. At the start of the Eighty Years’ War, Adolf van Nassau set out from Wedderburcht for the Battle of Heiligerlee (1568). After that, the castle passed back and forth between the Dutch rebels and the Spanish. In 1593, the castle was captured by Willem Lodewijk van Nassau, who donated it to the States General. The last times the fortress was captured were in 1665 and 1672 by Bernhard van Galen, the Bishop of Münster.
From 1619, the city of Groningen owned the castle, and the house became the home of the drost, who ruled Westerwolde on behalf of the city until the French era. After its sale in 1829, Wedderburg was a notary's residence for over a century, then seat of a water board and the regional council. Today, the castle is a children's hotel. Among others, for children who were 'born on the other side of happiness'. They can holiday at this special location.
Besides the children's hotel, the castle is also a museum where you are taken back into a piece of Westerwolde's history. Led by a guide, you will get an idea of what took place around the castle. The castle is open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 12.00 - 17.00 (1 April to 1 October).