Centrally located, halfway between Maastricht and Eindhoven, next to the A2, between Roermond and Weert, is a special estate: Castle Groot Buggenum just outside the village of Grathem
Centrally located, halfway between Maastricht and Eindhoven, next to the A2, between Roermond and Weert, is a special estate: Castle Groot Buggenum just outside the village of Grathem. The fifteen rooms of the castle, each with their own historic ambiance, the glass pavilion "De Kruidentuin" and the atmospheric courtyard are exclusively available for private events, meetings, meetings, parties or a fully-fledged wedding day including wedding ceremony and party evening. The castle's history dates back to the 12th century, and the house has known various forms over the centuries. At the end of World War II, the castle suffered great damage and continued to wait for his savior: Prof. Dr. Helmut Hentrich, a renowned architect and art collector from Düsseldorf. He acquired the ruin in 1971 to make an outside residence for the period after his retirement. It became a restoration of special allure (for more details see website www.kasteelgrootbuggenum.nl). In 1997 Hentich was busy composing his "Gesamtkunstwerk". The creator of this landlord was very much in favor of "Das Haus" for a long future. That's why Prof.Hentrich has donated the castle to the province of Limburg, with its extensive collection of art, provided that it cares for untouched survival and is fulfilled by his motto "Das Haus soll leben!" Stichting Kasteel Groot Buggenum The Stichting Groot Buggenum Foundation manages the castle on behalf of the Province of Limburg. In order to preserve this precious gift for the future, right to the wish of Prof. Dr. Helmut Hentrich "Es soll Leben", the foundation has been operating the castle since 1999 for making tours, weddings, business meetings, private parties and coffee tables. Guests of Groot Buggenum Castle provide through their visit and make an important contribution to preserving this particular cultural heritage.
Kasteel Groot Buggenum is an integrated artwork on historic ground, located between Roermond and Weert. Within the moat and on the foundations of a castle from the 14th century, the hunting lodge was built in 1889 by a resident of Grathem who had made fortune elsewhere. At the end of the Second World War, the castle suffered great damage and remained battered waiting for his rescuer: Prof.Dr.Helmut Hentrich, a renowned architect and art collector from Düsseldorf. He acquired the ruin in 1971 to make it an out-of-residence for the period after his retirement.
Restoration
It became a restoration of special allure; not a return to the former situation, but the creation of a new whole. With building elements from former times and from their own or surrounding countries, Professor Hentrich created a European ensemble that is richer and more surprising than Groot Buggenum ever was. No sober, twisted staircase with individual bars but a stately entrance from landing to landing with a handrail of powerful carvings from a southern German castle. Instead of bare walls, walls with tiles from Delft, Makkum or Portugal and fireplace surrounds of typical Limburg yellow copper. A French paneling and floors of Flemish tiles or Italian marble that for centuries has decorated Schloss Harff near Cologne until it was blown up for the purpose of brown coal mining.
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Free
7.50 EUR
Castle Garden
- Meetings and events arrangement
- Visiting only in guided tours
- Guided tours in French and German