- 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 / for events
Körtlinghausen Castle
Castle | Historic Building | Landmark | Nature Experience Area
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:
Group tours of the castle grounds are only possible by prior written arrangement.
A request: Please respect the atmosphere of the Körtlinghausen estate and leave your car behind. You can easily reach the grounds on foot via a private road approximately 1,000 meters long.
Like many country castles in Westfalen, Körtlinghausen Castle owes its origins to a golden age of aristocratic architecture in the first half of the 18th century.
The family of the builder, Franz Otto Freiherr von und zu Weichs—who originally hailed from Bavaria—had taken possession of the estate in 1645 and thus initially owned an old castle complex first mentioned in 1398.
Around 1714, Franz Otto von und zu Weichs began construction of Körtlinghausen Castle based on plans by the Hildesheim architect Justus von Wehmer.
His son, Friedrich Ernst, helped usher in the golden age of courtly hunting in the Sauerland region. Both served the House of Wittelsbach, specifically Elector Clemens August, by making the necessary arrangements for the electoral hunts.
With their ownership of Körtlinghausen, the von Weichs family now belonged to the Westphalian knighthood, which held a significant share of political power in Westfalen.
When Kaspar Joseph von Weichs acquired the Körtlinghausen estate from the heirs of Clemens August, the property passed to the Barons of Fürstenberg, in whose possession the manor remains to this day.
(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
Visits to the castle are 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
