Kasteel Ravesteijn (Est. 1250) Rijksmonument (Heenvliet/NL)
Kasteel Ravesteijn (Est. 1250) Rijksmonument, omgeven door veel groen als een historische parel uit de geschiedenis van Voorne.
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Castle Ravesteijn (Est 1250) monument - the first wooden reinforcement was probably built around the year 1100. In 1254 as "Heerlijkheid Heenvliet" of Hugo van Voorne, the first lord of Heenvliet.
The main part, very heavily constructed by 13th century standards, consisted of a donjon with four corner towers and a moat around it. This had both a military and a residential function. The entrance gate was protected with a gate. In the 14th and 15th century, the castle was extended for a more comfortable way of habitation.
After it had been destroyed by the Watergeuzen in the Eighty Years' War in 1572, the castle was no longer restored. However, the cellars of the ruin remained in use for more than a century as a prison. According to some, before the ruin of the castle, the Pastor Angelus Merula accused of heresy has been imprisoned here for a while.
See: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasteel_Ravesteyn
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History - "Castles" (Heenvliet/NL)
Kasteel Ravesteijn (Est. 1250) Rijksmonument (Heenvliet/NL)
Kasteel Ravesteijn (Est. 1250) Rijksmonument, omgeven door veel groen als een historische parel uit de geschiedenis van Voorne.
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Castle Ravesteijn (Est 1250) monument - the first wooden reinforcement was probably built around the year 1100. In 1254 as "Heerlijkheid Heenvliet" of Hugo van Voorne, the first lord of Heenvliet.
The main part, very heavily constructed by 13th century standards, consisted of a donjon with four corner towers and a moat around it. This had both a military and a residential function. The entrance gate was protected with a gate. In the 14th and 15th century, the castle was extended for a more comfortable way of habitation.
After it had been destroyed by the Watergeuzen in the Eighty Years' War in 1572, the castle was no longer restored. However, the cellars of the ruin remained in use for more than a century as a prison. According to some, before the ruin of the castle, the Pastor Angelus Merula accused of heresy has been imprisoned here for a while.
See: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasteel_Ravesteyn
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History - "Castles" (Heenvliet/NL)