List of castles and palaces on the Emscher

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The list of castles and palaces on the Emscher is a list of all medieval noble residences , castles and fortresses directly on the course of the river Emscher . Ornamental and replicas that were never used as residential buildings or for defense are not listed .

Castles, palaces and noble residences

location designation function State of preservation
House Dudenroth (south portal)
 House Dudenroth location former estate in Holzwickede Demolished in 1976
Rodenberg Castle (outer bailey)
 Haus Rodenberg location Moated castle in Aplerbeck Preserve the outer bailey
Hörder Castle
 Hörder castle location former moated castle in Hörde partially preserved
Brünninghausen Castle (Duncker Collection, around 1870)
 Brünninghausen Castle location former moated castle in Dortmund Destroyed in a bomb attack on the Hoesch site in 1945, some outbuildings preserved
House Dorstfeld high medieval fortification in Dorstfeld (1388-1390) not received
Wischlingen manor (Duncker collection, around 1870)
 Haus Wischlingen location high medieval manor in Huckarde not received
Westhusen Castle (2007)
 Westhusen Castle location Moated castle in Westerfilde 1322 receive
Bodelschwingh House (2013)
 Haus Bodelschwingh location Moated castle in Bodelschwingh receive
Castrop-Rauxel House Dorloh
 House Dorloh location Seat of nobility in things receive
Mengede house
 House Mengede location Demolished in 1968, foundation walls preserved as a ground monument


Haus Ickern location Aristocratic seat in Ickern Destroyed by explosive bombs in 1944


Henrichenburg Castle
 Henrichenburg location Demolished in 1787, ramparts marked as ground memorials
Bladenhorst Castle
 Bladenhorst Castle location Moated castle receive
Schadeburg location Moated castle in Herne-Börnig not received
Strünkede Castle (2011)
 Strünkede Castle location Moated castle in Herne- Bauau, ancestral seat of the knights and barons of Strünkede. Fully preserved, location of the Emschertal Museum
House Crange (2007)
 House Crange location Moated castle as a knight's seat in Herne-Crange 1962 to 2000 dilapidated, since 2012 "well-kept ruin"
Grimberg Castle (before 1914)
 Grimberg Castle location Moated castle in Gelsenkirchen-Bismarck , after war damage it fell into ruin by 1950, demolished in the 1960s, no remains, the chapel at Herten Castle has been preserved
House Darl location Manor in Gelsenkirchen-Alder Remains demolished around 1975
House beam location Manor in Gelsenkirchen-Buer Remnants of the house demolished after the Second World War
Berge Castle (2009)
 Castle mountains location Moated castle in Gelsenkirchen-Buer receive
Horst Castle (2005)
 Horst Castle location important moated castle in Gelsenkirchen Decay since the 19th century, restored and rebuilt by Jochem Jourdan from 1994 to 1999
Vondern Castle (main building, 2013)
 Vondern Castle location Moated castle in Oberhausen-Osterfeld, open to the public Received completely
House Ripshorst (2012)
 House Ripshorst location Manor as a knight's seat in Oberhausen, information center for the German Forest Protection Association receive
Upcoming Welheim (map)
 Upcoming Welheim location Wasserburg as the seat of the commander of the Teutonic Order Remains removed in 1954
House Knippenburg
 Haus Knippenburg location Bottrop Blown up in 1962
House Hove location Bottrop-Vonderort Gatehouse and remains preserved
Oberhausen Castle (2008)
 Oberhausen Castle location rebuilt after war damage at the end of the 1950s according to old original plans
Fort Holten (east wing, 2009)
 Fort Holten Lage Moated castle in Oberhausen-Holten partially preserved
Moth Roulersburg Motte between Leitstrasse and Emscher in Dinslaken Mound of earth. Now spilled under the landfill.
Dinslaken, Dinslaken Castle (2011)
 Dinslaken Castle location Wasserburg in Dinslaken partially preserved
House Heithoff (around 1922)
 Haus Heithoff location Moated castle in Schüren Demolished in 1972

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