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Send moated castle
Aerial photo (2014)
Senden Castle around 1860, Alexander Duncker collection

The Castle sending is one of the many moated castles in Münsterland . It is located on the Stever River , which feeds the castle's moat . In addition, the Dortmund-Ems Canal is around 250 meters away.

history

Send the manor was in the Middle Ages under the name Bene Kamp in possession of the family of sending called Bene Kamp . The heiress of this family, Kunigunde, married Alexander (Sander) Droste zu Kakesbeck (1357-1401). His father Albrecht was a brother of Heinrich Droste zu Vischering, the progenitor of the later barons and counts Droste zu Vischering , who are still based at Vischering Castle , the Darfeld moated castle and the Erbdrostenhof in Münster . A new branch of the family was formed under the name Droste zu Senden .

The son of Sander and Kunigunde, Ludeke Droste (1405–1466), built the Senden Castle, which was later expanded many times, as a permanent house in the form of a moated castle. His son Sander II. Droste zu Senden (1448–1502) built the manor house in its current form, which with its three-tier gable is probably the oldest preserved monument of this type and a model for buildings from the Westphalian Renaissance. The southern façade of the connecting building with a row of stone cross windows and loopholes, which faces the graves, probably dates from this period. The brother Sanders II., Bernd Droste zu Senden, 1481 married the heiress Anna Heiden to Beck (1462 to 1492) and founded the line of Droste Beck on Beck Castle . Sander III. Droste zu Senden was entrusted with the Gogericht zu Senden by the mayor and council of the city of Münster in 1510 , and in 1519 he was elected executor of the regional association by the state estates. 1587 is reported of the pillage and pillage of the village and the house of Senden by the "Hispanic" during the Spanish-Dutch Eighty Years War . In 1680 Gut Patzlar and 1713 Gut Isingholt were added through inheritance, and in 1729 Gut Venhaus through purchase.

The castle was occupied, partly devastated and looted by British soldiers during World War II. In 1957 it was sold by the baronial Droste family to Senden, who still hold the associated estate and the Senden'schen Hof in Münster to this day ; The nearby forester's house in Wulfshoek became a new residence. The buyer of the castle first ran a boarding school there, then a pension for the elderly and finally a hotel from the 1980s to the end of the 1990s, which was closed after a fire in the roof. After that, the building was largely empty and only housed the sculpture courses at the Senden Art School. During this time it fell into disrepair and the owner was interested in selling it. The "Initiative Schloss Senden" attempted from 2007 to find a new use for the castle complex through various activities and to save the building from further decline. An appraisal commissioned by the municipality of Senden showed renovation costs of six to nine million euros with a market value of half a million euros. However, the political community repeatedly refused to provide financial support. After the owner even threatened to demolish the monument in 2014, the non-profit association for Schloss Senden was founded , which acquired the property and initially secured the building fabric at the beginning of 2015 with roof and glass work.

The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media , the Münster District Government , the German Foundation for Monument Protection and the Municipality of Senden granted funding for the ongoing overall repair of the facility . On the Rombergtrakt and the Mannenhaus, serious damage to the wooden structure is first repaired and the building ground is improved or deep foundations are carried out with simultaneous stabilization of the foundations on the Mannenhaus. Thanks to the involvement of volunteers from the Jugendbauhütte NRW-Westfalen, numerous important measures have already been taken in several project seminars since 2016. Among other things, the castle was cleared out, documents archived, gardening done in the castle park, vegetation and smears of paint on the masonry removed, survey work supported, room plans drawn up, protective wooden crates made and doors and windows refurbished. With a view to the security measures, the castle was named Monument of the Month in Westphalia-Lippe in July 2018 by the LWL Monument Preservation, Landscape and Building Culture in Westphalia .

Since 2011, a medieval market including military camps has been held every summer within the outer walls of the castle, which is very popular with fans of the Middle Ages in the region due to the impressive backdrop despite the decay. Refurbishment work started in 2018 and will last for several months. In 2020 the roofs over the south tower and the Rombergtrakt were renovated, the Mannenhaus secured and a sample axis of the facade restored.

The building is a popular destination on bike tours through the Münsterland and part of the “ 100 Castles Route ”, a cycle path in the region.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On the history of the house in Senden
  2. ^ No majority for the lock purchase , Westfälische Nachrichten, February 17, 2014
  3. ↑ 16 million euro package put together , Westfälische Nachrichten, September 12, 2014
  4. ↑ No money for winter security , Westfälische Nachrichten, December 12, 2014
  5. ^ The protected moated castle in Senden is threatened with demolition , Westfälische Nachrichten, February 19, 2014
  6. ^ New hope for Senden Castle , Westfälische Nachrichten, April 2, 2015
  7. ↑ The spirit of optimism pays off , Westfälische Nachrichten, December 13, 2017, accessed on July 24, 2018
  8. ↑ Mannenhaus is put on safe “feet” , Westfälische Nachrichten, December 28, 2017, accessed on July 24, 2018
  9. ↑ Jugendbauhütten annual report 2017. (PDF; 7.61 MB) German Foundation for Monument Protection , March 2018, pp. 20-21 , accessed on July 24, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Committed service to Senden Castle , Westfälische Nachrichten, May 18, 2018, accessed on July 24, 2018
  11. ↑ Philipp Strugalla: Monument of the month: Schloss Senden. Total repair goes into the first round. LWL monument preservation, landscape and building culture in Westphalia , accessed on August 5, 2018 .
  12. ^ "Ars Westfalica" from Warendorf offers the very best entertainment in front of the Schloss Senden
  13. ↑ https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/westfalen-lippe/sanierung-schloss-senden-104.html
  14. ↑ Ina Heuer: Germany, your locks and castles , In: Monumente , 3/2020, p. 12.

Web links

Commons : Send Castle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 51 '2.7 "  N , 7 ° 28" 28.5 "  E