Loburg House

On the outskirts of Coesfeld lies the small romantic noble residence Haus Loburg. The manor house was built between 1550 and 1560 and is surrounded by a moat. In 1945, the estate was almost completely destroyed in a bombing raid and rebuilt as a two-storey brick building in the Renaissance style.

Haus Loburg is an old noble residence surrounded by a moat, whose roots probably go back to the time of Charlemagne. The manor house was built between 1550 and 1560 by the Westphalian noble family von Graes and remained in their possession for over three centuries. In 1912, Prince Alfred zu Salm-Salm acquired the house for his son Franz Prinz zu Salm-Salm and his wife Maria Anna Freiin von und zu Dalberg. Their descendants still live here today.

On 10 March 1945, Haus Loburg was the target of a bombing raid that severely damaged the building, which was used as a hospital at the time. Of the manor house, only part of the cellar of the completely destroyed west wing remained. The roof of the cellar vault is now used as a terrace. The Loburg chapel was the only completely intact room in the manor house. Between 1946 and 1949, the gateway wing was rebuilt in the Renaissance style as a two-storey brick building with ashlar integration and a stepped gable.

Today, Haus Loburg owns about 80 hectares of fields and meadows, which are used for growing vegetables and cereals and for keeping livestock. Every year on the third Sunday in Advent, the so-called "Loburger Vielerlei" takes place here, where art objects, jewellery, farm-grown vegetables, wines and wild produce are sold. Only on this day is the estate open to the public. However, there is an exception for lovers: the town of Coesfeld has set up a branch office of its registry office in Haus Loburg.

• Loburg House is privately owned and cannot be visited.
• There is visual contact with Haus Loburg from the roadside.
• Haus Loburg can be used for civil weddings.