Herdringen Castle

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Herdringen Castle, 2008

Herdringen Castle in the Herdringen district of Arnsberg is the seat of the Barons von Fürstenberg and is considered one of the most important neo-Gothic secular buildings in Westphalia . The present castle was built between 1844 and 1853 by the Cologne cathedral builder Ernst Friedrich Zwirner .

history

The Herdringen manor was first mentioned in a document in 1376. The then Kettelburg was the seat of the Ketteler family until 1501 . After the old castle fell into disrepair, Johann von Hanxleden and Elisabeth Ketteler founded the Hanxledensche Gruppenhof further west . It was a half-timbered building that was located on an artificial island south of the outer bailey.

Herdringen Castle
Outer bailey with entrance portal

The Paderborn prince-bishop Dietrich von Fürstenberg bought the estate in 1618 and gave it to his nephew Friedrich von Fürstenberg . The three-wing baroque outer bailey was built between 1683 and 1723 . In the course of time, structural defects in the Gräfthof became increasingly apparent. The relatively cramped space conditions and not least his elevation to the rank of count prompted Count Franz Egon von Fürstenberg (1818–1902) to rebuild the manor house in the English Tudor style in the 1840s . The Gruppenhof was demolished in 1853.

From 1968 to 1998 the castle was used as a boarding school (Institut Schloss Herdringen, private advanced high school ).

In the 1960s, Herdringen Castle was the filming location and backdrop for the two Edgar Wallace films The Black Abbot and The Forger of London . In 2008 the castle was used for filming the ZDF series Krupp - A German Family .

Today it is available as a venue for celebrations and company events and can be visited by groups after registration. Concerts are also held on the premises. Fettes Brot , Madsen , Peter Fox , BAP , Roger Cicero , Die Fantastischen Vier and Atze Schröder have performed here, among others .

In addition, the family keeps an old and valuable collection of music from the 18th century from the property of Baron von Sonsfeld. B. contains a flute sonata by Wilhelmine von Bayreuth .

Sons and daughters (selection)

literature

  • Friedhelm Ackermann, Alfred Bruns: Castles and palaces and monasteries in the Sauerland. Arnsberg, Strobel Verlag 1985, ISBN 3-87793-014-X .
  • Uwe Haltaufderheide: The architectural monuments of the city of Arnsberg. Collection period 1980–1990. City of Arnsberg, Arnsberg 1990, ISBN 3-928394-01-0 , pp. 179-183.
  • Michael Jolk: The construction of the baroque outer bailey of Herdringen Castle with the help of the Rüthener stone carvers Walck and Rabaliatti. In: SüdWestfalen Archive. State history in the former Electoral Cologne Duchy of Westphalia and the County of Arnsberg. Issue 2, 2002, ISSN  1618-8934 , pp. 141-151.

Web links

Commons : Schloss Herdringen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New edition published by Furore Verlag Kassel.

Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ 14 "  N , 7 ° 58 ′ 12.8"  E