The Piloersemaborg (; Borg of Piloersema) is a 17th-century ''

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'' (castle) in the village of

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in the

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. It currently houses a

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History

The Piloersemaborg was built in 1633 for Johan de Mepsche. After the De Mepsche family left the ''

'', the building was used for

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. Peter Jacobs Bos bought the "borg farm" from the Mepsche family together with his wife Wiske Jacobs Scholten in 1699. The building, the interior, and the estate of the borg are currently owned by the foundation Wierenga van Hamsterborg. Since 2005, the building houses a restaurant of Dick Soek.

Restaurant

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of the restaurant Piloersemaborg is Dick Soek. He runs the restaurant in the Piloersemaborg since 2005. At the time, he was also running the Michelin starred restaurant Schathoes Verhildersum in

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. In 2012, for practical and economical reasons he moved the restaurant and all staff from Leens to Den Ham, continuing his enterprise on one location. Soek lost the Michelin star in the process. Arms de Mepsche

References

External links

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Stichting Wierenga van Hamsterborg
foundation that owns the Piloersemaborg * {{in lang, nl}
Piloersemaborg
restaurant website Restaurants in the Netherlands Borgs in Groningen (province) Rijksmonuments in Groningen (province) Westerkwartier (municipality)