History
Dinklage Castle was built by the counts of the Dersagau of Calvelage around 980; the name Dinklage was first officially recorded in 1231 (first as Thinclage, later Dynclage, and until 1270 Dinklage). In 1080 the castle was given to the Herren von Dinklage ("Masters of Dinklage"), as they were later called. They tried to establish their own dominion in 1372, but were defeated by the bishop of Münster and the castle was destroyed.
After the Herren von Dinklage had lost their influence, the rebuilt castle was bought in 1667 by count Christoph Bernhard Graf von Galen, who was bishop of Münster at that time. In 1826 Matthias Graf von Galen signed a contract which made Dinklage, which had formally belonged to the diocese of Münster, a part of the Großherzogtum (Duchy of Oldenburg). The lands of the diocese had been secularized after the war against Napoleon.
The name "Dinklage" comes from the Old Norse word "thing", which means a place of assembly such as for a parliament or a judicial court. The name is as old as the office of "Gaugraf"; "Gaugrafen" were local counts who exercised jurisdiction, ruling from a "thing", traditionally under a linden tree. The name "Thinclage" appears in a document dated 1231. The spelling changed over the years to "Dinclage" and finally to "Dinklage".
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