It was built in the first half of the 14th century by Gerlach Specke (also Speke written), a member of the family von Bodelschwingh, then came by marriage first to the family of Vittinghoff and finally to the Von Sydow, the manor of the castle a conversion in the 19th century gave its present appearance. Since the 1980s, the plant serves as a senior citizen residence and is limited to visit.

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DirkOnTour

August 18, 2016

Westhusen Castle, also called Westhusen House, is a moated castle in the Westerfilde district of Dortmund.
It was built in the first half of the 14th century by Gerlach Specke (also spelled Speke), a member of the von Bodelschwingh family, then first passed through marriage to the von Vittinghoff family and finally to the von Sydow, who built the manor house of the castle a renovation in the 19th century gave it its current appearance. The facility has served as a senior citizens' residence since the 1980s and can only be visited to a limited extent.
While the castle building is registered as a monument in the list of monuments of the city of Dortmund, the entire castle area is listed as a floor monument.
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Maik

August 4, 2017

The castle Westhusen, also called Haus Westhusen, is a moated castle inDortmunder Westerfilde.

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