Castle Gödens in Sande
In 1671, the castle surrounded by moats was built in its present form in the style of Dutch Baroque by Freiherr Haro Burchard v. Frydag. The north-east wing was built by using rests of the castle built in the Dutch Renaissance style and burned down in 1669.
On the park side, the south-west wing is decorated with pavilion-like lateral projections and to the side of the court-yard, with large-scale portal projections and an arched outside staircase. The sedate stair tower survived the fire. By marriage, the „Herrlichkeit“ Gödens and hence, the most beautiful castle of Ostfriesland was passed to Freiherren von Wedel.
Especially the presentation of the Greek world of legends in the banquet hall, gives it a very valuable inventory. As it is in private ownership, some rooms are accessible exclusively during concerts. A walk through the permanently opened castle park is very worth while. At the gate at the park entrance, some very old inscriptions from the construction year of 1653 can be found. It is a so-called chronogram. If you read the capital letters of the inscription which are set off as Roman numbers and count them, the sum is the year the gate was made.
Address
Schloss Gödens
26452 Sande-Gödens
Tel 0 44 22 / 9 86 40
E-Mail info@schloss-goedens.de
Internet www.schloss-goedens.de
Visits
The castle is in private ownership. The outer castle park is opened to the public all year round. The banqueting room is accessible during events.
