Schloss Lembeck

Lembeck Castle, located in the urban area of Dorsten on the border of the northern Ruhr region and the southern Münsterland, is a moated castle. It is located in the Hohe Mark Nature Park and surrounded by the "Hagen" and "Kippheide" forests to the south of the Dorsten district of Lembeck in the northwest of the Recklinghausen region.

The name "Lembeck" for the castle is derived from Low German. The root word "beke" signifies "flowing water" or "brook". The determiner indicates “slimy” and is related to "loam" and "glue" linguistically. Consequently, Lembeck can be translated as Lehmbach, indicating its previous location in a swamp and bog region.

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Schloss Lembeck ranks #2,888 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #220 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1670, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,644 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Essen, 33 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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