Herdringen Castle

Herdringen Castle in Arnsberg's Herdringen district was the seat of the Barons of Fürstenberg and is considered one of the most important neo-Gothic secular buildings in Westphalia. Today's palace was built between 1844 and 1853 by the Cologne cathedral master builder Ernst Friedrich Zwirner.

"The Herdringen manor was first mentioned in a document in 1376. It belonged to the von Ketteler family until 1543, then to the von Westrem family. In 1618, the Paderborn Prince Bishop Dietrich von Fürstenberg bought it and bequeathed it to his nephew. Since then, the property has belonged to the Barons of Fürstenberg The three-winged outer bailey was built between 1683 and 1723.The actual castle was built between 1844 and 1853 according to plans by Ernst Friedrich Zwirner. Zwirner also completed the Cologne Cathedral as master builder. The chapel of the castle is therefore a reminder of this important building.One of the highlights of the almost 700-year history was the visit of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm IV, who was a guest in the castle in 1853. One of the halls still bears the name "Königssaal".After the occupation period, the castle was rented to the Paderborn Diocesan Caritas Association from 1947-1968 and then to a private school authority until 1998. Since the turn of the millennium, the current lord of the castle, Wennemar Freiherr von Fürstenberg, has devoted himself to the renovation of the complex.
Source: schloss-herdringen.de