Schloss Darfeld

#1812 among destinations in Germany

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The moated castle Darfeld is a manor house, former knight's seat, former official residence and architectural monument in the Bauerschaft Netter near the village of Darfeld in the municipality of Rosendahl, Coesfeld district, North Rhine-Westphalia, at 95 m above sea level.

It was severely damaged after a fire on October 15, 1899 and rebuilt in its present form in 1902-1904. From the construction period 1612-1618, the main preserved feature is the Mannerist facade facing the inner courtyard.

The moated castle is privately inhabited to this day. It is not possible to visit it.

Alternative names: Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 52°1'15"N, 7°15'42"E

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23 NetterNorth Rhine-WestphaliaGermany

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Schloss Darfeld – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Abtei Gerleve, Westerberg, Longinusturm, Freilichtbühne Billerbeck.

5.3 miS
Church, Monastery
Abtei Gerleve, Billerbeck
135 min walk • Gerleve Abbey is a monastery of the Benedictine Order situated between Coesfeld and Billerbeck in Westphalia, in Germany.
6.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Westerberg
155 min walk • The Westerberg, also called the Westerather Berg, is, at 187.6 m above sea level, the highest elevation in the Baumberge hills and the German region of Münsterland.
6.1 miSE
Tower
Longinusturm
156 min walk • The Longinus Tower is a 32-metre-high observation tower located in Nottuln, Germany. It was erected by the Baumberge Club between 1897 and 1901 on the summit of the 182.61-metre-high Westerberg hill. The Longinus Tower is made of calcareous sandstone.
3.3 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Freilichtbühne Billerbeck, Billerbeck
84 min walk • Freilichtbühne Billerbeck is a theatre in Billerbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
3.5 miS
Museum
Kolvenburg, Billerbeck
89 min walk • Kolvenburg, more rarely spelled Colvenburg, is a former moated castle on the upper reaches of the Berkel River south of the town center of Billerbeck in the district of Coesfeld. Almost in sight is 1.3 kilometers southwest the house Hameren.
6.3 miSW
City gate, Museum
Walkenbrückentor, Coesfeld
162 min walk • The Walkenbrückentor is the last surviving of formerly six town gates of the former Coesfeld town wall. It is located at the Mühlenplatz directly at the entrance of the Berkel into the city, where at a barrage the floodwater is diverted into the...
6.2 miSW
Ruins
Torhaus der Ludgerusburg, Coesfeld
159 min walk • Ludgerusburg is a looped star-shaped citadel in the north of Coesfeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, whose construction and destruction fell in the second half of the 17th century. It was the sovereign residence of Christoph Bernhard von Galen, named...
5.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Coesfelder Berg
140 min walk • The Coesfelder Berg is the westernmost top in the Coesfeld-Darup Hills, a range that is the southwest continuation of the Baumberge hills in the Münsterland in North Germany.
5.5 miNW
Church
St. Margareta
141 min walk • The church of St. Margaret in the Legden district of Asbeck is the former collegiate, until the recent past parish and since 2008 branch church of St. Brigida.
3.2 miSE
Church
St. Ludgerus-Dom, Billerbeck
82 min walk • St. Ludger in Billerbeck - a Roman Catholic church located in Billerbeck in the Diocese of Münster. He acts as a parish church, the seat of the Pre -Trains and the Sanctuary of St. Ludger, who died in Billerbeck on March 26, 809.
4.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Schloss Varlar
108 min walk • Varlar Abbey, often referred to as a monastery, was a Premonstratensian monastery founded by the Counts of Cappenberg in the Münsterland region. The monastery, which was converted into Varlar Castle, stands in the Bauerschaft Varlar in the...