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Former Grimberg Castle (1183 - 1960)

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Former Grimberg Castle (1183 - 1960)

Name: Former Grimberg Castle (1183 - 1960)
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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Hafenbrücke Graf Bismarck – Erzbahn Bridge loop from Erle

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2. Erzbahn Bridge – Hafenbrücke Graf Bismarck loop from Günnigfeld

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3. Allee des Wandels Rail Trail – Ore Railway Bridge No. 11 (Hüllerstraße) loop from Gelsenkirchen-Hassel

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310m

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Kapparalf

July 19, 2025

The castle was built as a fortified house before 1307 in the swampy Emscherbruch by Wennemar von Grimberg. The house served as a border fortress for the Margraviate of Brandenburg against the Electorate of Cologne's Vest Recklinghausen and the County of Cleves.

During World War II, the castle was severely damaged. Vacancy, lowering of the water table, and neglect left it a ruin by 1950, the structural remains of which were demolished down to the foundations in the 1960s.

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de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Grimberg

The gardens, like the entire castle, fell into disrepair from the 1940s onwards due to lack of maintenance. Nevertheless, there are still old trees there today, such as a small-leaved linden tree that is about 150 to 200 years old and some horse chestnut trees that are 80 to 100 years old.

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Former Grimberg Castle (1183 - 1960)

1. Hafenbrücke Graf Bismarck – Erzbahn Bridge loop from Erle

2. Erzbahn Bridge – Hafenbrücke Graf Bismarck loop from Günnigfeld

3. Allee des Wandels Rail Trail – Ore Railway Bridge No. 11 (Hüllerstraße) loop from Gelsenkirchen-Hassel

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