| Heeze Castle | |
|---|---|
 Heeze Castle in 2003 | |
  Heeze Castle | |
| Coordinates | 51°22′52″N 5°35′15″E / 51.3812°N 5.5875°E |
| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Owner | van Tuyll van Serooskerken family |
| Open to the public | Yes, guided tours possible. 1 May - 30 September: Sunday: 14.00 and 15.00 hrs, Wednesday 14.00 hrs. 1 July - 31 August: Wednesday 15.00 hrs as well. |
| Condition | Good |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1600 |
| Built by | Pieter Post |
| Materials | Brick |
Heeze Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Heeze) is situated in the Netherlands, south of Eindhoven. It used to be the centre of the seigneury of Heeze, Leende and Zesgehuchten, part of the Duchy of Brabant. In the Middle Ages, it was owned by the de Horne family. In the seventeenth Century Pieter Post designed a new castle, of which the first part was built in 1665. After Pieter Post died, the work was completed by his son Maurits Post.
Due to the rising costs of importing all building materials from other regions of the country, the build of the Post design was halted early and never finished. For this reason, the part of the castle that is used by the current owners was actually meant to be the servants' quarters. The biggest part of the castle was to be built behind the first courtyard.
In 1760 the castle was bought by Jan Maximiliaan van Tuyll van Serooskerken. The Van Tuyll van Serooskerken family has lived in the castle ever since.
Eymerick Castle
At the east of the building of Heeze Castle within the waters is a part of an older castle situated Eymerick Castle. This castle was already in 1659 in a bad shape. Because the building-plans of Heeze Castle were never completed this part of the old castle is still there.
See also
References
- Kransber, D. & H. Mils, Kastelengids van Nederland, middeleeuwen, Bussem 1979 (ISBN 90 228 3856 0)
- Kalkwiek, K.A., A.I.J.M. Schellart, H.P.H. Jansen & P.W. Geudeke, Atlas van de Nederlandse kastelen, Alphen aan den Rijn 1980 (ISBN 90 218 2477 9)
- Helsdingen, H.W. van, Gids voor de Nederlandse kastelen en buitenplaatsen, Amsterdam 1966
- Tromp, H.M.J., Kijk op kastelen Amsterdam 1979 (ISBN 90 10 02446 6)
External links
Media related to Kasteel Heeze at Wikimedia Commons- Site of Heeze Castle