Germany
Haus Havixbeck is one of the many moated palaces typical of the Münsterland region. The complex is located in the municipality of Havixbeck in the district of Coesfeld and is a protected monument. Although the complex is sometimes also called Havixbeck Water Castle, it is in fact a palace and not a castle.
The house, built from 1562, developed from a medieval manorial estate and passed to the von Twickel family through marriage at the beginning of the 17th century; it remains in their possession today. The buildings are inhabited and managed by the family and are therefore not open to the public. The grounds, however, can be visited as part of a tour organised by the local tourist association.
Machine-translated from “Haus Havixbeck” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haus Havixbeck ranks #7,040 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #631 of the 711 mapped in Germany. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Enschede, 45 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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