Jühnde Castle
Description
Schloss Jühnde is a former castle in Jühnde, Lower Saxony, now a protected historic monument. Since 1664, it has been owned and inhabited by the noble family Freiherren von Grote.
The estate was first mentioned in 960 under Emperor Otto I. A castle was built by 1290 along the trade route between Münden and Göttingen. After the local noble family von June died out in 1463, the property passed through various families. The castle gained a reputation as a robber baron's stronghold, leading to its capture and destruction by citizens of Göttingen in 1484. It was rebuilt from 1489, including the 29-meter-high Moshus tower, whose lower floors feature vaulted ceilings.
The castle was burned during the Thirty Years' War. In 1664, Otto Grote zu Schauen, a court advisor, took over the estate and rebuilt it between 1668–1671. His descendant Otto Ulrich Grote transformed the site into a romantic residence with landscaped parklands around 1806.
About 200 meters southeast of the castle, the Jühnder Warte, a medieval watchtower from around 1420, stands at the edge of the park. It once formed part of the Göttingen Landwehr, a local defense system.
Address
Schloß-Gutshof 1, Jühnde, Germany
Established
1290