Hovestadt Castle

Hovestadt Castle

In the south of Münsterland, in the valley of the river Lippe, lies a true treasure of the region - Hovestadt Castle. The castle is surrounded by a beautiful baroque ridge.

In the south of Münsterland, in the valley of the river Lippe, lies a true gem of the region. Hovestadt Castle with its dreamlike baroque garden delights every visitor. The imposing moated castle presents itself in the midst of a well-tended park, which is a real eye-catcher even for Münsterland.

• Hovestadt Castle is privately owned and cannot be visited.
• The park is freely accessible daily during opening hours.
• Guided tours of the castle chapel and the castle park are available on request.

The archbishops of Cologne built a fortification in Hovestadt to secure the borders. As early as 1152, a Dietrich von Hovestadt was first mentioned in documents with a permanent residence. Hovestadt Castle was explicitly mentioned in documents in 1292. Due to the strategic location of the castle on the river Lippe, it was destroyed and rebuilt several times in the Middle Ages. Between 1563 and 1572, it was Laurenz vom Brachum who built the moated castle in Hovestadt in its present form. The well-known architect Johann Conrad Schlaun designed the baroque outer castle of Hovestadt Castle in his time. The Counts of Plettenberg have owned the castle complex since 1710 and inhabited it since 1733. The castle is still privately owned and cannot be visited. The baroque garden of Hovestadt Castle has been accessible since its restoration in 1997.