Batinge, Dwingeloo, Westerveld, Drenthe, Netherlandsi

Regional Level Types
Batinge	Occurrence
Dwingeloo	Town
Westerveld	Municipality
Drenthe	Province
Netherlands	Country

Batinge was a manor/estate in the Drenthe town of Dwingeloo.

Batinge was one of the five estates in Dwingeloo. According to the Dwingelo preacher Cornelis van Schaick, Batinge was the most imposing of the five. Batinge was already mentioned as a noble house in the 14th century. At the end of the 14th century, the house was owned by Johan van de Goer alias Johan de Vos van Steenwijk and his wife Hadewich van Ansen, who also owned "the House in Ansen" (another estate). After Hadewich's death, the eldest son Coenraad inherited the manor of Batinge, his brother Bertolt became owner of "the House in Ansen". Coenraad de Vos van Steenwijk became known, among other things, as captain of the Drenthe Vetkopers in the battle of the Schieringers and Vetkopers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetkopers_and_Schieringers). Together with his brother Reynold, he took Groningen at the head of the Drenthe troops in 1415. He became mayor of Groningen and, after his resignation in 1417, was given real estate in the city as a thank you for the services he rendered to the city. In the 16th century, Batinge came into the possession of the stadtholder (steward) of Friesland, Overijssel, Groningen, and Drenthe Georg Schenck van Toutenburg. During that period, Batinge was expanded and strengthened.

After the death of his heirs, it was not clear to whom Batinge belonged. In the second half of the 16th century, trials took place between those who believed they had a claim to this property. However, during the trial, Batinge was seized by force by the Van den Clooster to Havixhorst family. Ultimately, they were also expelled by stadtholder Count Willem van Nassau and Batinge came into the possession of the Van den Boetzelaer family. One of them, the governor of Drenthe, Rutger van den Boetzelaer, had Batinge converted into a residence that, in his opinion, suited his position. In 1641, he also acquired the manor of Entinge. The next owner, Drost Elbert Anthony van Pallant, had Batinge further expanded and embellished from 1686 onwards. He also granted asylum to expatriate French Huguenots and offered space in his manor for their church services. Batinge then had 3 floors with 36 rooms and various outbuildings and farms. Van Pallant built several houses in Dwingeloo (the so-called French houses) for the French Protestants who had emigrated. After his death in 1701, Batinge came into the possession of his wife Walburg van Heeckeren. She ensured that Batinge came into the hands of members of the Van Heeckeren family. At the end of the 18th century, Batinge was empty numerous times. In 1813, the former manor was still inhabited by Petrus Hofstede, before he was appointed governor of Drenthe in 1814 and went to live at Vredeveld near Assen in 1817. In 1830, the Van Heeckerens had Batinge publicly auctioned, and it was sold for ƒ 36,171.50 (period value) to Aalt Willem van Holthe tot Oldengaerde, mayor of Dwingeloo. The new owner was concerned about the lands and not the manor, which he had demolished in 1832.

The legend of the lady of Batinge is linked to the construction of the Sint Nicolaaskerk in Dwingeloo. This lady drove by every day during the construction of the church, because she had a crush on the master builder of the church. This master builder was not insensitive to the lady's beauty, and became so disturbed that he could no longer perform his work properly. Due to the intervention of the Drost (senior official) of Drenthe and her father, the lord of Batinge, the lady was sent on a journey, but not after she had told her dream about this church to her lover. The master builder then managed to realize her dream. This would be the reason for the architectural style that differs from the church in Drenthe. After the completion of the church, both were said to have married after all.

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Wikipedia:	https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batinge
Wikidata ID:	Q2323166

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