Vri-Jade
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Vri-Jade stands in Jade (Landkreis Wesermarsch), in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.
The Vri-Jade castle was a fortress built in 1401 west of the Jade river by Count Dietrich of Oldenburg and his brother Christian. It was destroyed by the Frisians in 1426 following Oldenburg's defeat at the Battle of Detern, then rebuilt by Count Gerd the Bold, before fifteenth century sources describe it as a base for raids against merchant ships. Hanseatic merchants targeted by these raids finally destroyed it in 1488. No standing remains exist today, only faint traces of the former ditches and an archaeological site mark its former location.
Where this château is
Jade · Landkreis Wesermarsch · Niedersachsen
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Jader Str. 47, 26349 Jaderaltendeich
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Frequently asked
- Can you still visit Vri-Jade castle?
- No buildings remain; only faint ditch traces can be seen in the farmland.
- When was Vri-Jade castle built?
- It was built in 1401 by Count Dietrich of Oldenburg and his brother Christian.
- Why was Vri-Jade castle destroyed?
- It was first destroyed by the Frisians in 1426, then razed for good in 1488 by Hanseatic merchants who had suffered raids launched from the fortress.
- Where was Vri-Jade castle located?
- It stood in Jade, in the Landkreis Wesermarsch, in Lower Saxony.
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