Germany · 11th century
Burg Hülshoff ranks #3,693 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #304 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1050, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 439 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,153 times in the last 60 days, more than 71% of the atlas. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Enschede, 50 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
Burg Hülshoff is a typical Münsterland moated castle, first mentioned in documents as early as the 11th century. Its name very probably derives from the noble ministerial family Hüls (Hulse) of Kleve, the presumed builders of a fortified house near the later castle, who descended from the Counts of Tecklenburg. It lies between Havixbeck and the Münster suburb of Roxel and has belonged since 1975 to the municipality of Havixbeck. The castle was in the possession of the barons Droste zu Hülshoff from 1417 to 2012 and is the birthplace and parental home of the poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff and of other prominent members of the family.
Machine-translated from “Burg Hülshoff” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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