Nordkirchen Castle (Schloss Nordkirchen)

Advertisment About Castel Nordkirchen or Schloss Nordkirchen is a palace in the municipality Nordkirchen in the Coesfeld administrative district in North Rhine Westphalia. The castle was largely built between 1703 and 1734 and is known as the “Versailles of Westphalia” since it is the largest of the region’s fully or partly moated castles. It was […]

Ahaus Castle (Schloss Ahaus)

Advertisment About Ahaus is a town of about 40,000 inhabitants in the district of Borken in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located near the border with the Netherlands, 20 km southeast of the Dutch town Enschede and 15 km south of Gronau. Ahaus Castle or Schloss Ahaus from the 11th century is […]

Vischering Castle (Burg Vischering)

Advertisment About Vischering Castle or Burg Vischering in town Lüdinghausen is the most typical moated castle in the Münster (region). Castle for itself was mentioned for the first time in a document from 1271. This region has one of the highest German concentrations of castles, palaces, and fortifications. An interesting fact about the town of […]

Raesfeld Castle (Schloss Raesfeld)

Advertisment About Raesfeld Castle is located in Raesfeld municipality in the district of Borken. It is located approximately 10 km south of Borken, 30 km east of the Dutch border, and 80 km north of the capital city Düsseldorf in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Raesfeld moated castle is Raesfeld landmark, and an impressive […]