Editing Vorden (section)

== Castle village ==
Vorden is best known for the eight castles it has, making it one of the most castles-rich villages in the Netherlands. House Vorden is on the outskirts of the village, the other seven are in a circle around it.

'''House Vorden''' was first mentioned in 1315. In 1580, during the [[Eighty Years' War]], it was looted and restored thirty years later. In 1976 it was restored and functioned as a town hall. In 2004, the municipality of Vorden sold the castle to a private individual. Since then the castle has been used as a wedding location.

'''Hackfort Castle''' was first mentioned in 1324. After being partially destroyed by a fire in 1586, during the Eighty Years' War, it was rebuilt. The current façade in Louis XVI style got it in 1788. Nowadays it is divided into apartments.

'''Castle Den Bramel''' of the version mentioned for the first time in 1396 and that from about 1645, little more remains; the current building dates largely from the period 1720–1726.

'''The Kieftskamp Castle''' in [[Louis XV style]], was erected in 1776. In 1920 and 1930 it was expanded.

'''The Wildenborch Castle''' is a former manor, first mentioned in 1372. After devastation in 1490 it was rebuilt between 1523 and 1533. In the 17th century it was largely demolished. The remaining gate tower became part of a new country house built in 1782. The son of the clients was the poet Anthony Staring, who lived there from 1791 to 1840. The rebuilding of 1847 was undone in 1931.

'''De Wiersse Castle''' was first mentioned in 1288. In the meantime, it was rebuilt in 1681. In the 18th century and in 1925 it underwent renovations.

'''Castle Onstein''', in Louis XIV style, was built in 1711 on a spot where a mansion from 1613 had previously stood. Nowadays in the possession of Hans Melchers.

'''The Medler Castle''', is a mansion dating from the 17th century, which was later renovated several times.

'''The Enzerinck Castle''', is a neoclassical country house built in 1835–1836. The Wientjesvoort dating from 1850 has the same style.