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Hohenlimburg Castle

Germany · 13th century

Founded
c. 1300
Heritage status
architectural heritage monument
Location
Hohenlimburg
Coordinates
51.34515°, 7.57062°
Links
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Hohenlimburg Castle in Germany
Photo: Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Schloss Hohenlimburg is the only hill castle in Westphalia preserved largely in its original medieval state. Situated on the Schlossberg of Hohenlimburg in North Rhine-Westphalia, the ensemble of town and castle is also called the Westphalian Heidelberg because of its picturesque setting. In 1975 the town of Hohenlimburg was incorporated into the city of Hagen.

The complex goes back to the 13th century. Until 1807/08 the castle formed the political centre and administrative seat of the County of Limburg, which existed until then. Substantial alterations took place towards the middle of the 16th century and in the first half of the 18th century, when the castle was a seat of the counts of Bentheim-Tecklenburg.

After 1816/17 until 1830 the castle served the princes as their main residence; it was subsequently moved back to Schloss Rheda, which to this day is the home of the Prince of Bentheim-Tecklenburg. Schloss Hohenlimburg is likewise in his possession.

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

In the rankings

Hohenlimburg Castle ranks #5,465 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #502 of the 927 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 61% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1134 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,425 times in the last 60 days, more than 66% of the atlas. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Wuppertal, 28 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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