Den Berg, Manor estate in Millingen, Dalfsen, Netherlands
Den Berg is a square manor house situated on the banks of the Vecht River with a balanced facade and two outbuildings on each side of the front courtyard. The grounds contain woodlands and open fields connected by designed paths that link different sections of the estate together.
The property was first recorded in 1483 as Huva Ten Berghe and received its current mansion in 1705 when Lieutenant Colonel Willem-Jan Baron van Dedem and his wife had it built. The van Dedem family shaped the estate over generations and made it a significant holding of its era.
The name comes from the Dutch word for hill, reflecting the landscape where it was built. The house shows how Dutch nobility preferred refined architecture and organized their estates as centers of power and status.
The estate is accessible from outside and its wide paths and open spaces invite walks, especially along the riverbank. The best time to visit is during spring and autumn when the weather is mild and the paths are dry.
The Berger Allee runs through the estate for more than two kilometers and connects it to neighboring properties through an old path network. This arrangement shows how nobility linked their lands together and created a larger system of routes for moving between their various holdings.
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