Wedderborg

Wedderborg
Wedderborg in 2013
Wedderborg is located in Groningen (province)
Wedderborg
Location in Groningen in the Netherlands
Alternative namesAddingaborg[2]
Burcht Wedde[3]
Huis te Wedde[1]
General information
TypeBorg[1]
AddressHoofdweg 7[1]
Wedde, Netherlands
Coordinates53°4′2″N 7°4′21″E / 53.06722°N 7.07250°E / 53.06722; 7.07250

The Wedderborg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌʋɛdərˈbɔr(ə)x]; Borough of Wedde) is a borg, a type of castle in Groningen, in the village of Wedde in the Netherlands. The building has 14th, 15th, and 16th-century elements and is currently used as a hotel and restaurant.

Wedderborg was built around 1370 by Egge Addinga who ruled the heerlijkheid Westerwolde on behalf of the bishop of Münster. The rule of the Addinga family was controversial. In 1478, the borg was destroyed by Groningen. It changed hands many times until 1594 when it became part of the Dutch Republic. Wedderborg remained the seat of the court of Westerwolde until 1818. In 1828, the borg became privately owned.

  1. ^ a b c (in Dutch) Monumentnummer: 8925, Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, 2013. Retrieved on 24 January 2014.
  2. ^ (in Dutch) Ronald Stenvert et al., Wedde (gemeente Bellingwedde), Monumenten in Nederland. Groningen, 1998. Retrieved on 24 January 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference burchtwedde was invoked but never defined (see the help page).