Schweckhausen Castle

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The Schweckhausen Castle is a 1581 finished surge in Schweckhausen , a district of Willebadessen in East Westphalia Höxter ( Nordrhein-Westfalen ). It is a listed building .

history

19th century view from the Duncker Collection
Park side

The estate was owned by the von Spiegel family as early as the 14th century . At the beginning of the 19th century the Counts of Bocholtz followed , in 1826 the Baron von Bülow and in 1847 the Duke von Croÿ , who lived at Dülmen Castle and had the Schweckhausen Castle expanded. From 2004 to 2014 the castle property was leased by the Duke of Croy's administration to the Mang family, who ran a riding stables there. Since 2015 the entire facility has been owned by the "Dolphin Foundation for Science and Culture" based in Malta . The new lord of the castle, Stefan M. Rokoss, has the building renovated.

architecture

The horseshoe-shaped complex was built of quarry stone and is surrounded by a wide moat. The two-story main building with a gable roof stands over high cellars. The stair tower is octagonal and is labeled "1581". In the gable - side half - timbering and in the surrounding eaves cornice , carved swelling timbers with pearl cords are installed. The back is structured by regularly placed post windows. The risalit under the mansard roof to the courtyard was built in the middle of the 18th century. The profiled portal to the garden also dates from this time . On the ground floor there are social rooms, some with stucco ceilings from the 18th century. The corner cabinet is decorated with Chinese motifs.

To the south is the so-called chapel wing with volute gables from the 17th century. It was originally free-standing and was established as a Protestant chapel in 1613. In the third quarter of the 19th century it was converted for residential purposes.

To the north is the single-storey side wing built in the 18th century for the church and the horse stable. The high corner tower with a viewing platform and crenellated crown was built in the middle of the 19th century.

The two single-storey half-timbered pavilions with an open vestibule opposite the garage entrance were built around 1785. They were used as cartwright and blacksmith shops. In August 2017 they were selected by the LWL Monument Preservation, Landscape and Building Culture in Westphalia as Monument of the Month in Westphalia-Lippe .

The bridge was probably renewed before 1830, at the same time as the former landscape park .

literature

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Claudia Reck: Monument of the Month: Smithy and wheelwright from Schloss Schweckhausen in Willebadessen-Schweckhausen, Mühlenweg 2. (No longer available online.) LWL monument preservation, landscape and building culture in Westphalia , archived from the original on September 2, 2017 ; accessed on September 2, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Westfalen-Blatt, February 26, 2020

Coordinates: 51 ° 36 '26.3 "  N , 9 ° 9' 53"  E