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St. Meinolf Hunting Lodge

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St. Meinolf Hunting Lodge

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St. Meinolf Hunting Lodge

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Location: Möhnesee, Kreis Soest, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. St. Meinolf Hunting Lodge – Torhaus at Möhnesee loop from Wamel

9.22km

02:30

120m

130m

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2. Torhaus at Möhnesee – View of Hevebecken loop from Delecke

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3. View of Hevebecken – View of Lake Möhnesee loop from Körbecke

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210m

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Olli "ROTE HOSE"😄

December 7, 2016

The hunting lodge Sankt Meinolf, originally called Wilhelmsruh and temporarily Conradsruh, is a former stately residential building in the Lower Arnsberger Wald near Neuhaus and belongs to the five kilometers north Stockum, a district of the community Möhnesee in the district of Soest in North Rhine-Westphalia. Sankt Meinolf is surrounded by the Arnsberger Wald nature reserve.

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Stefan

September 7, 2019

An old hunting lodge on the Möhnesee, looks really interesting.

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Bettina

March 25, 2018

The hunting lodge looks very impressive and not so many people are on the way here as at the tower!

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Mel

April 16, 2020

A wonderful place with a special flair that radiates this hunting lodge. It has seen some owners, at the moment it is privately owned and not accessible.

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🐐Zwei Bergziegen🐐

October 11, 2021

Stunning photo motif 😯🎨📸
Very nice half-timbered 👌🏼

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Sigi Bruns

May 8, 2023

Nice hunting lodge not open to the public.

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May 29, 2023

Beautiful half-timbered building, unfortunately it has a fence around it and cannot be visited.

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MrIdea

November 7, 2021

An imposing half-timbered house and a great hunting lodge. But only has 2500 square meters of living space I suffer a little too small ;-)

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Gorrth

January 30, 2022

Looks inhabited. Fancy

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DIRK

April 3, 2022

Imposing building on the wayside

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Sigi Bruns

May 8, 2023

Very nice hunting lodge that is not open to the public.

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Bulli223

August 22, 2021

A Hamburg banker resided in the 18th century - quite noble

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Anette

January 22, 2022

You are standing here in front of the last and very picturesque castle building in the Sauerland. The hunting lodge was built in 1891 for a Hamburg banker and expanded in 1911. The banker's family also settled non-native animal species here - connections to Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg made this possible. Only the sika deer, a deer species from East Asia, has survived to this day.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

March 2, 2023

"In the middle of the Arnsberg Forest Nature Park stands the picturesque hunting lodge St. Meinolf, which was formerly called Conradsruh or Wilhelmsruh. It was built in 1891 in the Hevetal as the last castle in the Sauerland. The architect was Count von Hardenberg from Kiel, who built the castle for Conrad Heinrich II von Donner. The Hamburg banker, who also owned estates in Schleswig-Holstein, bought large forest areas in the Arnsberg Forest. After his death in 1911, his son and heir, Conrad Heinrich III von Donner, had the hunting lodge, which was built with simple bricks, transformed into a representative residence through several additions and conversions.
The rich half-timbering on the upper floors is remarkable, which is rarely seen in castles. Characteristic are the many differently shaped hipped roofs as well as the rectangular and round-arched windows in stone frames. The decorative tower with a pyramid roof, which is complemented by a lantern top, is striking. The half-timbering and tower were only built under the son of the Created by the builder. ..."
CONTINUATION and MORE INFORMATION:
reisefuehrer-moehnesee.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/jagdschloss-st-meinolf

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Moonbeam🌜

March 7, 2024

In the middle of the Arnsberg Forest Nature Park stands the picturesque hunting lodge St. Meinolf, formerly known as Conradsruh or Wilhelmsruh. It was built in 1891 in the Hevetal valley as the last castle in the Sauerland. The architect was Count von Hardenberg from Kiel, who built the castle for Conrad Heinrich II von Donner. The Hamburg banker, who also owned property in Schleswig-Holstein, bought large forest areas in the Arnsberg Forest. After his death in 1911, his son and heir, Conrad Heinrich III von Donner, had the hunting lodge, built with simple bricks, converted into a representative residence through several additions and renovations.

The rich half-timbering on the upper floors is remarkable, which is rarely seen in castles. Characteristic are the many differently shaped hipped roofs and the rectangular and round-arched windows in stone frames. The decorative tower with a pyramid roof, which is complemented by a lantern top, is particularly striking. The half-timbering and tower were only built under the son of the builder.
Source: reisefuehrer-moehnesee.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/jagdschloss-st-meinolf

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Moonbeam🌜

March 12, 2024

St. Meinolf Castle was built in 1891, so it is relatively young. It is located in Möhnesee in North Rhine-Westphalia. The builder was Baron Conrad Hinrich II von Donner. After the baron died in 1911, his son took over the property and had it rebuilt. The condition from that year can still be seen today. At that time the castle was still called Wilhelmsruh or Conradsruh.

In 1937 the castle came into the possession of Wilhelm von Opel, a son of the Rüsselsheim car manufacturer Adam von Opel, who founded the Opelsche Forstverwaltung GmbH there. He renamed the castle Wilhelmsruh. Ten years later the Diocese of Paderborn moved into the building with its educational institution. From that point on it was finally called St. Meinolf Castle.
Source: burgen-und-schloesser.net/nordrhein-westfalen/jagdschloss-sankt-meinolf/geschichte.html

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ChoKe

August 21, 2021

There are several beautiful hiking and cycling routes to the hunting lodge. It is definitely worth seeing. It is best to visit in the autumn months when the trees are wearing their colorful foliage and you have a better view of the castle because the trees are no longer quite so full. From here it is only a stone's throw to Wilhelmsruh.

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MrIdea

October 1, 2023

My little humble second home 🤔😊

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Diggy

November 23, 2023

Very nice hunting lodge. Imposing appearance.

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Wanderwürfel21

August 8, 2024

The famous hunting lodge Sankt Meinolf in Wilhelmsruh

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Birgitt

July 21, 2025

After a turbulent history, the stately hunting lodge of Sankt Meinolf is now privately owned and can only be viewed from the outside. But even from a distance, you can admire the rich half-timbering, the decorative tower, and the diverse hipped roof.

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Waldhelden

about 11 hours ago

Beautiful old castle. It's right next to the forest and offers a good view.

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St. Meinolf Hunting Lodge

1. St. Meinolf Hunting Lodge – Torhaus at Möhnesee loop from Wamel

2. Torhaus at Möhnesee – View of Hevebecken loop from Delecke

3. View of Hevebecken – View of Lake Möhnesee loop from Körbecke

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