- Parking spaces available
- Bus stop available
- for children (3-6 years)
- for children (6-10 years)
- for children (from 10 years)
- Free admission
- open on request/by arrangement
Körtlinghausen Castle
Castle/castle | Historical building | Various sights | Various nature experiences
Körtlinghausen Castle is rented out as an event location for celebrations and conferences and as a film location. It is magnificently nestled in the Glennetal valley between Rüthen and Kallenhardt.
Address
Körtlinghausen Castle
Körtlinghausen 5
59602 Rüthen
Telephone: 02902-9795-0
Fax: 02902-9795-22
Properties:
The castle grounds can only be visited by groups by prior arrangement.
One request: Please respect the atmosphere of Gut Körtlinghausen and leave your car behind. You can easily reach the estate on foot via an approx. 1000 meter long private path.
Like many country castles in Westfalen, Körtlinghausen Castle owes its origins to a heyday of aristocratic architecture in the first half of the 18th century.
The family of builder Franz Otto Freiherr von und zu Weichs, who originally came from Bavaria, took possession of the estate in 1645 and initially owned an old castle complex first mentioned in 1398.
Franz Otto von und zu Weichs began building Körtlinghausen Castle around 1714 according to plans by the Hildesheim master builder Justus von Wehmer.
His son Friedrich Ernst helped the courtly hunt in the Sauerland reach its heyday. Both served the House of Wittelsbach, the Elector Clemens August, by making the necessary arrangements for the electoral hunts.
With the possession of Körtlinghausen, the von Weichs family now belonged to the Westphalian knighthood, which held a substantial part of the political power in Westfalen.
When Kaspar Joseph von Weichs acquired the Körtlinghausen estate from the heirs of Clemens Augustus, the property passed to the Barons of Fürstenberg, who still own the manor today.
(G. Sandgathe, K.G. Püttmann)
Prices
The baroque Wasserschloß can be visited from the outside. Visits are subject to a fee after consultation with the lord of the castle!
Business hours
A possible tour of the castle is only possible by prior arrangement with the castle manager. The castle grounds can be viewed from the outside.
We kindly ask you to respect your privacy!
Directions
Car Navigation Körtlinghausen 5 Bus R77 stops Kallenhardt Ort-then follow the signs