Holtfeld Castle
Holtfeld Castle is a Renaissance moated castle from the 16th and 17th centuries in Borgholzhausen in the Gütersloh district , North Rhine-Westphalia . It is privately owned and is not open to the public.
history
The Holtfeld Castle was first mentioned in 1380 in an Osnabrück feudal register; the Lords of Todrank , who were resident at Ravensberg Castle , were considered the owners. In 1497 this family died out, and through the last heir, the castle fell to the imperial barons of Wendt , who lived in the castle until 1863.
During this time from 1599 to 1602 the mansion was built in Renaissance style. The inner gate building was built in 1632, the outer one in 1705. At the beginning of the 18th century, the facility was redesigned.
In 1863 the Counts of Marchant d'Ansembourg inherited the castle and 600 acres of land. The counts gave the castle to a sideline, who sold it to the counts of Galen . However, they did not have the means to repair the castle and leased the castle. In 1936 the Counts of Korff-Schmising zu Tatenhausen bought the building.
In the 1930s, the building was in serious disrepair and could not be inhabited. After the renovation in 1936, the agricultural school moved here. In 1945 the writer Hans Roselieb took his own life here. After being used as a lung sanatorium, the castle was operated as a hotel until 1977. Then apartments were created in the outbuildings, the castle now serves as an office, exhibition and apartment.
Building description
The single-wing main building has two ornamental gables with volutes and a square corner tower. The main stone structures are plastered. The windows are one to three-part. The inner gate building was erected in 1632, the portal is round-arched and bordered with cuboids. The outer gatehouse is from 1705, the portal is adorned with a basket arch and has a coat of arms. The farm buildings of the complex are half-timbered buildings from 1660. The two-bay arched castle chapel is in the main building.
literature
- A. Ludorff: The architectural and art monuments of the Halle district . Munster i. W. 1908.
Web links
- Entry on Schloss Holtfeld in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute
- future website Schloss Holtfeld
Coordinates: 52 ° 3 ′ 38.9 ″ N , 8 ° 17 ′ 6.2 ″ E