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Varenholz Castle

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

Kreis Lippe

Kalletal

Varenholz Castle

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Location: Kalletal, Kreis Lippe, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Hindenburg Bridge Rinteln – Historic Old Town of Rinteln loop from Varenholz

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2. Varenholz Castle – Varenholz Castle loop from Möllenbeck

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3. Varenholz Castle – Möllenbeck Monastery loop from Kalldorf

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October 29, 2022

A castle was first mentioned in 1188, which was then owned by the Lords Vornholte. In 1323, Simon I. zur Lippe acquired the castle from the lords of Varenholz and was thus able to extend his dominion in the north to the Weser.

The construction history of today's palace complex goes back to the year 1540. Between 1591 and 1600, Count Simon VI. zu Lippe expand the castle into one of the most important buildings of the Weser Renaissance.

Under the National Socialists, the castle served as a training center for the Bund Deutscher Mädel (BDM). From 1945 to 1949 the UFA Universum Filmgesellschaft was housed in the buildings. The teacher Elisabeth Engels then set up a boarding school on the premises.

Today the castle is owned by the Lippe Regional Association and houses Schloss Varenholz GmbH, a boarding school for child and youth welfare.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Varenholz

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Location: Kalletal, Kreis Lippe, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Varenholz Castle

1. Hindenburg Bridge Rinteln – Historic Old Town of Rinteln loop from Varenholz

2. Varenholz Castle – Varenholz Castle loop from Möllenbeck

3. Varenholz Castle – Möllenbeck Monastery loop from Kalldorf

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