Burg Gemen

Burg Gemen stands in the Münsterland parkland in the former marsh area of the Bocholter Aa. Even if the name suggests otherwise, the complex is today a Schloss. Its former Schlossfreiheit gave its name to Gemen, today a district of Borken in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The Schloss arose from the gradual rebuilding of a more than 900-year-old moated castle built by the noble lords of Gemen, one of the most influential Westphalian noble families of its time. It stands on two islands surrounded by an extensive system of moats. The castle was the centre of the lordship of Gemen.

Since 1946 the diocese of Münster has used the castle as a youth education centre.

Machine-translated from “Burg Gemen” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Burg Gemen ranks #5,107 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #385 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,146 times in the last 60 days, more than 52% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Enschede, 40 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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