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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Coesfeld

Nordkirchen

Nordkirchen Palace

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Nordkirchen Palace

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Location: Nordkirchen, Coesfeld, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Avenue to Nordkirchen Palace – Gorbach Wooden Bridge loop from Südkirchen

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2. Gorbach Wooden Bridge – View of Nordkirchen Palace loop from Nordkirchen

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3. Avenues of Nordkirchen Palace – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Nordkirchen

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Julia

February 5, 2017

The "Westphalian Versailles", as the castle Nordkirchen is also called, was commissioned by Prince-Bishop Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg. Gottfried Laurenz Pictorius began construction, Johann Conrad Schlaun completed the baroque moated castle after 30 years.
It is located on an island surrounded by quadrangular trees, in the middle of a large park, which, like the castle, was built on the French model. The focal point of the imposing Nordkirchen Castle is the main building, the Corps de Logis, from which the lower wing buildings develop and enclose the court of honor in a U-shape. The entire building complex is highly symmetrical and in this form an impressive example of a completely preserved Baroque complex.

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rudido

May 20, 2018

It's not for nothing that Nordkirchen Castle is called the Versailles of Westphalia. The castle made of red clinker bricks is embedded in a baroque park with many statues, boxwood hedges and various water features. Guided tours of the castle are offered, but during the week the North Rhine-Westphalia University of Applied Sciences for Finance resides within the walls.

There is a café in the inner courtyard, and you can buy postcards and an information brochure at an information desk. It is also possible to get married in the rooms of the castle; the Nordkirchen registry office has a branch here.

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Jan M. Fischer

May 11, 2018

Great gardens and very good restaurant - open "to the spirit"

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Location: Nordkirchen, Coesfeld, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Avenue to Nordkirchen Palace – Gorbach Wooden Bridge loop from Südkirchen

2. Gorbach Wooden Bridge – View of Nordkirchen Palace loop from Nordkirchen

3. Avenues of Nordkirchen Palace – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Nordkirchen

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