Piloersemaborg
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Alternative namesHamsterborg
LocationSietse Veldstraweg 25
Den Ham, Netherlands
Den Ham, Netherlands
Current tenantsDick Soek
| Piloersemaborg | |
|---|---|
 Entrance of the borg in 2006 | |
  Location in Groningen in the Netherlands | |
| Alternative names | Hamsterborg |
| General information | |
| Location | Sietse Veldstraweg 25 Den Ham, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 53°16′34.04″N 6°25′3.27″E / 53.2761222°N 6.4175750°E |
| Current tenants | Dick Soek |
| Completed | 1633 |
| Owner | Stichting Wierenga van Hamsterborg |
Dutch Rijksmonument 7082
The Piloersemaborg (Dutch pronunciation: [piˈluːrsəmaːˌbɔr(ə)x]; Borg of Piloersema) is a 17th-century borg (castle) in the village of Den Ham in Groningen in the Netherlands. It currently houses a restaurant.
The Piloersemaborg was built in 1633 for Johan de Mepsche. After the De Mepsche family left the borg, the building was used for farming. Peter Jacobs Bos bought the "borg farm" from the Mepsche family together with his wife Wiske Jacobs Scholten in 1699.[citation needed] The building, the interior, and the estate of the borg are currently owned by the foundation Wierenga van Hamsterborg.[1] Since 2005, the building houses a restaurant of Dick Soek.[2]
