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{{Infobox museum
| name                = Fraeylemaborg
| native_name         = 
| native_name_lang    = 
| image               = Fraeylemaborg - Slochteren 21.JPG
| image_upright       = 1.15
| caption             = The Fraeylemaborg in 2013
| alt                 = A U-shaped building with a tower surrounded by a moat and with a drawbridge in the front
| map_type            = Netherlands Groningen
| map_relief          = 
| map_size            = 250
| map_caption         = Location of the museum in the province of Groningen
| coordinates         = {{coord|53.2154|6.8096|region:NL-GR|display=inline,title}}
| established         = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| dissolved           = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} -->
| location            = Hoofdweg 30<ref>[http://www.fraeylemaborg.nl/engels/prijzen-E.html Info], Fraeylemaborg. Retrieved on 2013-12-09.</ref><br>[[Slochteren]], [[Netherlands]]
| type                = [[Historic house museum]]
| accreditation       = 
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| collections         = 
| collection_size     = 
| visitors            = 31,509 (2014)<ref name="visitors2014">{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.fraeylemaborg.nl/Jaarverslag-Fraeylemaborg-2014.pdf Jaarverslag 2014], Stichting Landgoed Fraeylemaborg. Retrieved 17 January 2016.</ref>
| director            = Marjon Edzes-Posthumus<ref name="info">{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.fraeylemaborg.nl/info.html Informatie], Fraeylemaborg. Retrieved on 2013-12-09.</ref>
| president           = 
| curator             = Henny van Harten-Boers<ref name="info"/>
| owner               =
| publictransit       = 
| car_park            = 
| network             = 
| website             = {{URL|www.fraeylemaborg.nl}}
}}

The '''Fraeylemaborg''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈfraːiləmaːˌbɔr(ə)x}}) is a ''[[Borg (castle)|borg]]'' in the village of [[Slochteren]] in the [[Netherlands]]. At present the Fraeylemaborg is a [[historic house museum]]. The museum had {{nowrap|31,509 visitors}} in 2013.

==Building history==
{{Unreferenced-section|date=July 2014}}
Fraeylemaborg is the [https://www.routeyou.com/en-nl/location/view/47029719/fraeylemaborg most important of the borgen in the province of Groningen.] These strong houses or keeps were built in the Middle Ages to store harvests and to protect their produce from robbers. Besides churches, these structures were the only buildings that used durable stone and masonry. In due time they grew to become centres of power and wealth. The Fraeylemaborg is located in the middle of the town of [[Slochteren]] which upon its discovery in 1959 gave its name to the largest gasfield in the world.

In 1475 there was already a farm with the name Frealemaheerd. In the archives of 1504 [https://en.advisor.travel/poi/Fraeylemaborg-10535 the name is found of one Remmer Fraeylema.] The building originates from the 16th century. The left wing was built in the 17th century. In 1680 the borg was sold by [[Evert Rengers]], son of the former lord of the manor, because of his family debts. It was bought by [[Henric Piccardt]] (married to Anna Elizabeth Rengers, Evert's sister), who borrowed the necessary funds from Stadtholder William III. Piccardt extensively rebuilt the borg and he also landscaped a huge formal garden in the style of Louis XIV's France. After Piccardt's death the borg fell into disrepair. In 1781 the Fraeylemaborg was sold to Hendrik de Sandra Veldman. He rebuilt it into the shape it has today. Among his innovations was the removal of two towers which had graced the front square.
<gallery>
File:Fraeylemaborg Rear.jpg|Rear of the borg
File:Heracles en Pallas Athene Fraeylemaborg in Slochteren.jpg|Heracles & Pallas Athene
File:Grote zaal van de Fraeylemaborg.jpg|Big hall during Christmas time
</gallery>

==Garden==
<gallery>
File:Fraeylemaborg Slochteren c.jpg|Garden
File:Fraeylemaborg Slochteren.jpg|Garden
File:Masonry Fraeylemaborg.jpg|Masonry
</gallery>

== Administration ==
{|- class="wikitable" style="float:right" 
!Year||Visitors||rowspan="6"|&nbsp;||Year||Visitors
|-
|2005||21,500<ref name="visitors20052009">{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.museumhuisgroningen.nl/actueel/docs/Bezoekcijfers_2005-2009.pdf Bezoekcijfers leden Federatie van musea in de provincie Groningen], Museumhuis Groningen. Retrieved on 23 June 2014.</ref>||2010||28,264<ref name="visitors20082012">{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.museumhuisgroningen.nl/actueel/docs/Bezoekcijfers%202008-2012.pdf Bezoekcijfers musea aangesloten bij Museumhuis Groningen], Museumhuis Groningen. Retrieved on 23 June 2014.</ref>
|-
|2006||31,322<ref name="visitors20052009"/>||2011||26,245<ref name="visitors20082012"/>
|-
|2007||27,528<ref name="visitors20052009"/>||2012||33,191<ref name="visitors20082012"/>
|-
|2008||27,305<ref name="visitors20052009"/>||2013||29,106<ref name="visitors2013">{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.museumhuisgroningen.nl/actueel/docs/Erfgoedpartners_Bezoekcijfers_2009-2013.xls Bezoekcijfers Erfgoedinstellingen Groningen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318133920/http://www.museumhuisgroningen.nl/actueel/docs/Erfgoedpartners_Bezoekcijfers_2009-2013.xls |date=2014-03-18 }}, Museumhuis Groningen, 2014. Retrieved on 18 March 2014.</ref>
|-
|2009||26,862<ref name="visitors20052009"/> ||2014||31,509<ref name="visitors2014"/>
|}

Marjon Edzes-Posthumus is the [[museum director]] and Henny van Harten-Boers is the [[curator]] of the Fraeylemaborg.<ref name="info"/>

In the period 2006–2014, the museum had between 26,245 and {{nowrap|33,191 visitors}} per year.<ref name="visitors20052009"/><ref name="visitors20082012"/><ref name="visitors2013"/><ref name="visitors2014"/> The museum had {{nowrap|31,509 visitors}} in 2014.<ref name="visitors2014"/> It is one of the most-visited museums in the province of [[Groningen (province)|Groningen]].<ref name="visitors20052009"/><ref name="visitors20082012"/>

The Fraeylemaborg is a member of Museumhuis Groningen (Groningen Museum House),<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.museumhuisgroningen.nl/overons/docs/Ledenlijst.pdf Leden Museumhuis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111201050/http://www.museumhuisgroningen.nl/overons/docs/Ledenlijst.pdf |date=2014-01-11 }}, Museum Groningen. Retrieved on 23 June 2014.</ref> which is an [[umbrella organization]] for museums and heritage institutions in the province of Groningen.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://museumhuisgroningen.nl/overons/overons.html Over ons] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111200733/http://museumhuisgroningen.nl/overons/overons.html |date=2014-01-11 }} Museumhuis Groningen. Retrieved on 23 June 2014.</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}
*{{in lang|nl}} Kalkwiek, K.A., A.I.J.M. Schellart, H.P.H. Jansen & P.W. Geudeke, ''Atlas van de Nederlandse kastelen'', Alphen aan den Rijn 1980 ({{ISBN|90 218 2477 9}})
*{{in lang|nl}} Helsdingen, H.W. van, ''Gids voor de Nederlandse kastelen en buitenplaatsen'', Amsterdam 1966
*{{in lang|nl}} Tromp, H.M.J., ''Kijk op kastelen'' Amsterdam 1979 ({{ISBN|90 10 02446 6}})
*{{in lang|nl}} Battjes, Jan, & Ladrak, Hans, ''De toren uit het midden. Bouwhistorie en ontwerpmethodiek van de Fraeylemaborg en het Slochterbos'', Groningen: Monnier 2010 ({{ISBN|978 94 90769 017}})

{{Rijksmonument|46895}}

== External links ==
{{commonscat|Fraeylemaborg}}
* {{Official website}}

[[Category:Historic house museums in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Borgs in Groningen (province)]]
[[Category:Museums in Groningen (province)]]
[[Category:Rijksmonuments in Groningen (province)]]
[[Category:Midden-Groningen]]