The castle was probably built between 1440 and 1468, when a farmhouse and a stone playhouse were mentioned. In 1596 it was a stone enclosed building. Shortly afterwards the dovecote (visible on the photo) was built. After the Treaty of Munster the building fell into disrepair. In 1893 one began with the restoration. The house was largely demolished and rebuilt. Furthermore, the house and gatehouse were expanded and modernized. In 1920, Seldensate was abandoned and the decline began again. In 1973 the ruins were purchased by the municipality. Between 1976 and 1980 the gatehouse and the dovecote were restored.
Because I travel regularly in the Netherlands and abroad, I come across the most beautiful places. I quickly shoot a picture with my smartphone. It turned out that my composition was often the right one, but the quality of such a smartphone cannot be compared to an SLR.. Read more…