Möhler Castle

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Main wing of the manor house of Möhler Castle

Möhler Castle is a baroque moated castle in Möhler , a district of Herzebrock-Clarholz in the Gütersloh district .

history

Mohler was first in a lifting tab of the monastery Freckenhorst in the 11th century as a manor mentioned "Mudelare". It is known from the 13th century that a Meinhard de Mudelare exchanged lands with the Marienfeld Monastery . In a document from the period between 1237 and 1240, Count Konrad von Rietberg calls the knight Albert de Mudelere his "ministerialis noster", that is, his servant. Presumably at this time a castle-like complex was built on the site of today's castle .

In the “Directory of Wuesten Erben and Guether” of the Principality of Münster from the first half of the 16th century it says: “Ampt Stromberg , Kerspell Olde - Moeler, Wendt responsible”. It refers to the gentlemen “de Wendt” who leased land here. Lubbert de Wendt built a house in Möhler between 1549 and 1564. The Renaissance building was dilapidated towards the end of the 17th century.

Through the will of Franz Egon von Wendt from 1709, the dilapidated house and the goods belonging to it came into the possession of the Baltic branch of the Barons von Kettler .

The Prussian chamberlain Karl Aemilius Freiherr von Kettler had Möhler Castle built on the site of the old house. The two-winged aristocratic residence showed a striking relationship with the baroque palaces of the Mark Brandenburg ; however, the architect is still unknown today. The interior of von Kettler's summer residence was probably never completely finished and the baroque building was only inhabited by the noble family for a few decades. Today only the main wing of the castle is preserved. The two side wings no longer exist.

With the construction of the castle between 1710 and 1715, not only farmers but also craftsmen settled there, so that a village developed from the former manor.

Möhler Castle, which owned 896 acres in the parish of Oelde and 102 acres in the Herzebrock peasantry , changed hands several times. From 1830 it was owned by the Dülmen dukes of Croy . Since the end of the 19th century, the complex has been severely neglected.

In the middle of the 19th century, the two side wings were torn down. The Ludgerus Chapel was built on the edge of the village in 1853 using the material from the demolished side wings of the castle . The building site and the inventory of the chapel were provided by the Duke of Croy.

In the 1980s, the castle was bought by investors. The new owners had it extensively restored at the beginning of the 1990s, and part of the former baroque garden with boxwood beds laid out in strict symmetry and sculptures were restored according to the original plans.

The castle is not freely accessible today. The interiors are used commercially; several companies and traders are based there, including a restaurant, an architectural and engineering office, as well as photographers and designers. In total, the castle offers space for 40 workplaces.

literature

  • Wilhelm Fleitmann: House Möhler - reflection of past splendor. In: Our home - Beckum district . District home association Beckum, 1969.
  • Bernhardine and Stephan Trostheide: 150 years of St. Ludgerus Möhler. Festschrift for the anniversary of the chapel. Möhler / Menninghausen, 2004.

Web links

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

Coordinates: 51 ° 51 ′ 34 "  N , 8 ° 12 ′ 37"  E