Fraeylemaborg is the most important of the borgen in the province of Groningen. These strong houses or keeps were built in the Middle Ages to store harvests and to protect their produce from robbers. Besides churches, these structures were the only buildings that used durable stone and masonry. In due time they grew to become centres of power and wealth. The Fraeylemaborg is located in the middle of the town of Slochteren which upon its discovery in 1959 gave its name to the largest gasfield in the world.
In 1475 there was already a farm with the name Frealemaheerd. In the archives of 1504 the name is found of one Remmer Fraeylema. The building originates from the 16th century. The left wing was built in the 17th century. In 1680 the borg was sold by Evert Rengers, son of the former lord of the manor, because of his family debts. It was bought by Henric Piccardt (married to Anna Elizabeth Rengers, Evert's sister), who borrowed the necessary funds from Stadtholder William III. Piccardt extensively rebuilt the borg and he also landscaped a huge formal garden in the style of Louis XIV's France. After Piccardt's death the borg fell into disrepair. In 1781 the Fraeylemaborg was sold to Hendrik de Sandra Veldman. He rebuilt it into the shape it has today. Among his innovations was the removal of two towers which had graced the front square.
Marjon Edzes-Posthumus is the museum director and Henny van Harten-Boers is the curator of the Fraeylemaborg.[3]
In the period 2006–2014, the museum had between 26,245 and 33,191 visitors per year.[4][5][6][2] The museum had 31,509 visitors in 2014.[2] It is one of the most-visited museums in the province of Groningen.[4][5]
The Fraeylemaborg is a member of Museumhuis Groningen (Groningen Museum House),[7] which is an umbrella organization for museums and heritage institutions in the province of Groningen.[8]
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fraeylemaborg, dutch, pronunciation, ˈfraːiləmaːˌbɔr, borg, village, slochteren, netherlands, present, historic, house, museum, museum, visitors, 2013, 2013location, museum, province, groningenlocationhoofdweg, slochteren, netherlandscoordinates53, 2154, 8096,. The Fraeylemaborg Dutch pronunciation ˈfraːilemaːˌbɔr e x is a borg in the village of Slochteren in the Netherlands At present the Fraeylemaborg is a historic house museum The museum had 31 509 visitors in 2013 FraeylemaborgThe Fraeylemaborg in 2013Location of the museum in the province of GroningenLocationHoofdweg 30 1 Slochteren NetherlandsCoordinates53 12 55 N 6 48 35 E 53 2154 N 6 8096 E 53 2154 6 8096TypeHistoric house museumVisitors31 509 2014 2 DirectorMarjon Edzes Posthumus 3 CuratorHenny van Harten Boers 3 Websitewww wbr fraeylemaborg wbr nl Contents 1 Building history 2 Garden 3 Administration 4 References 5 External linksBuilding history editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message Fraeylemaborg is the most important of the borgen in the province of Groningen These strong houses or keeps were built in the Middle Ages to store harvests and to protect their produce from robbers Besides churches these structures were the only buildings that used durable stone and masonry In due time they grew to become centres of power and wealth The Fraeylemaborg is located in the middle of the town of Slochteren which upon its discovery in 1959 gave its name to the largest gasfield in the world In 1475 there was already a farm with the name Frealemaheerd In the archives of 1504 the name is found of one Remmer Fraeylema The building originates from the 16th century The left wing was built in the 17th century In 1680 the borg was sold by Evert Rengers son of the former lord of the manor because of his family debts It was bought by Henric Piccardt married to Anna Elizabeth Rengers Evert s sister who borrowed the necessary funds from Stadtholder William III Piccardt extensively rebuilt the borg and he also landscaped a huge formal garden in the style of Louis XIV s France After Piccardt s death the borg fell into disrepair In 1781 the Fraeylemaborg was sold to Hendrik de Sandra Veldman He rebuilt it into the shape it has today Among his innovations was the removal of two towers which had graced the front square nbsp Rear of the borg nbsp Heracles amp Pallas Athene nbsp Big hall during Christmas timeGarden edit nbsp Garden nbsp Garden nbsp MasonryAdministration editYear Visitors Year Visitors 2005 21 500 4 2010 28 264 5 2006 31 322 4 2011 26 245 5 2007 27 528 4 2012 33 191 5 2008 27 305 4 2013 29 106 6 2009 26 862 4 2014 31 509 2 Marjon Edzes Posthumus is the museum director and Henny van Harten Boers is the curator of the Fraeylemaborg 3 In the period 2006 2014 the museum had between 26 245 and 33 191 visitors per year 4 5 6 2 The museum had 31 509 visitors in 2014 2 It is one of the most visited museums in the province of Groningen 4 5 The Fraeylemaborg is a member of Museumhuis Groningen Groningen Museum House 7 which is an umbrella organization for museums and heritage institutions in the province of Groningen 8 References edit Info Fraeylemaborg Retrieved on 2013 12 09 a b c d in Dutch Jaarverslag 2014 Stichting Landgoed Fraeylemaborg Retrieved 17 January 2016 a b c in Dutch Informatie Fraeylemaborg Retrieved on 2013 12 09 a b c d e f g in Dutch Bezoekcijfers leden Federatie van musea in de provincie Groningen Museumhuis Groningen Retrieved on 23 June 2014 a b c d e in Dutch Bezoekcijfers musea aangesloten bij Museumhuis Groningen Museumhuis Groningen Retrieved on 23 June 2014 a b in Dutch Bezoekcijfers Erfgoedinstellingen Groningen Archived 2014 03 18 at the Wayback Machine Museumhuis Groningen 2014 Retrieved on 18 March 2014 in Dutch Leden Museumhuis Archived 2014 01 11 at the Wayback Machine Museum Groningen Retrieved on 23 June 2014 in Dutch Over ons Archived 2014 01 11 at the Wayback Machine Museumhuis Groningen Retrieved on 23 June 2014 in Dutch Kalkwiek K A A I J M Schellart H P H Jansen amp P W Geudeke Atlas van de Nederlandse kastelen Alphen aan den Rijn 1980 ISBN 90 218 2477 9 in Dutch Helsdingen H W van Gids voor de Nederlandse kastelen en buitenplaatsen Amsterdam 1966 in Dutch Tromp H M J Kijk op kastelen Amsterdam 1979 ISBN 90 10 02446 6 in Dutch Battjes Jan amp Ladrak Hans De toren uit het midden Bouwhistorie en ontwerpmethodiek van de Fraeylemaborg en het Slochterbos Groningen Monnier 2010 ISBN 978 94 90769 017 nbsp Dutch Rijksmonument 46895External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fraeylemaborg Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fraeylemaborg amp oldid 1124056735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
