Castle
Schloss Borbeck
🇩🇪 Germany
Borbeck Castle is a Baroque moated castle in the Essen district of Borbeck. From the 14th century onward it served as the preferred residence of the prince-abbesses of the Essen Abbey, and it acquired its present external appearance during the 18th century. Since the 1980s it has been used as a venue for continuing education and cultural events.
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Schloss Borbeck ranks #3,034 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #223 of the 254 mapped in Germany. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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