Gut Campe, Historical estate in Kluse, Germany.
Gut Campe is a three-winged manor house of stone and timber framing, surrounded by pond-like moats, in the Steinbild district of Kluse. The estate lies between Walchum and Sustrum, south of Steinbild on the right bank of the Ems. Its grounds cover about 250 hectares today, down from around 600 hectares recorded in 1888.
In 1386 Count Eberwin I of Bentheim enfeoffed Hermann von Campe with the Camper Bruch south of Steinbild. His sons Rolf and Hermann divided the seat in 1403; the 'Wall' named in the deed was a motte surrounded by a moat mentioned in 1433. The two halves were reunited in 1611 when Heinrich von Brawe bought the other share, ending a 208-year split.
The name Campe comes from the Camper Bruch, the marshy land on the right bank of the Ems where the estate lies; the family turned it into "von dem Campe" after 1386. The two halves of the estate, split among heirs in 1403, were reunited in 1611 when Heinrich von Brawe bought the Hermann half from Anna Elisabeth von Brae and Philipp Ludwig von Baumbach, ending 208 years of division. The property has stayed in the same family line to this day.
Gut Campe is a private working estate still owned by the von Dincklage family, so the manor house, the three-winged courtyard and the pond-like moats are not open to visitors. The site lies in Steinbild, between Walchum and Sustrum in the municipality of Kluse; view the buildings from the surrounding public roads and paths rather than entering the farmyard.
The original seat was a motte, a tower mound surrounded by a moat first mentioned in 1433; medieval charters called it simply "Wall". At the start of the 20th century the old castle site behind the manor house was still clearly visible in the ground.
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