Burg Blomendal

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After it was built, Blomendal Castle belonged to the Lords of Oumünde, Diderich von Reken and Johann von der Hude. In 1412, Cord Steding and the lords of Schönebeck became descendants of the aforementioned. The last owners before the sale to Bremen were the knights Johann and Otto von der Borch. In 1436, they sold Hausblomendal with all its rights to the Bremen council for 1,400 Rhenish guilders. Bremen leased the house with its extensive income to deserving councillors or mayors for 10 years at a time. Neither members of the Bremen council nor mayors were paid a fixed salary at any time; they performed their government duties free of charge. From this perspective, the lease of such an extensive estate as Blomendal was an extremely attractive source of income. Together with the purchase of the Neuenkirchen court in 1469, the district of Blomendal encompassed an area from the mouth of the river Lesum near Vegesack to the northernmost tip of Neuenkirchen, roughly opposite Elsfleth. All fiscal revenues, all rents, fees, interest, police and court costs went to the owner of Blomendal.