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The ruins, which have been a listed building since 1909, now house a castle restaurant, among other things. More than 650 couples have used this great location so far.

The former aristocratic residence Haus Rodenberg in Dortmund-Aplerbeck originally emerged from a medieval moated castle on the banks of the Emscher and was mentioned in a document as early as 1290. Of the former gardens, only the outer bailey island, the surrounding moats, the house pond and remnants of the wall surrounding the main garden remain. Today the park area is a public green space in the center of the Aplerbeck district.

The oldest and most detailed known depiction of House Rodenberg and its lands is a map from 1801 by Wesermann. Like many aristocratic residences in the Dortmund area, Haus Rodenberg was designed as a fortified complex and was thus completely surrounded by water. Still in keeping with the simple design language of the Renaissance, the parts of the garden were laid out as delimited, almost square areas outside the moats and surrounded by quarry stone walls. In the center of the eastern or main garden was a round pool and a pavilion at the edge. To the north was the tree farm with rows of fruit trees. The small square in the south, also almost square, with quarry stone walls and equipped with the same simple wayside cross, was surrounded by a moat and was therefore also called "water parterre".

From April to around November, there are demonstrations on Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. and workshops from time to time at the Hardenstein castle ruins.

The Rodenberg House is a moated castle in the Aplerbeck district of Dortmund. The castle fell into disrepair in the 19th and 20th centuries. All that remained of the former moated castle was the outer bailey with the economic section. After the castle was destroyed in the Clevisch-Märkischen succession dispute in 1422, it was rebuilt in the years that followed. Between 1689 and 1698 the castle was rebuilt into a baroque moated castle. The property was sold to the city of Dortmund in 1985, which had the park and Rodenberg house thoroughly restored by 1996 and finally handed it over to the citizens of Dortmund. The castle is listed as a monument, the former castle as a monument in the monument list of the city of Dortmund. Today, Haus Rodenberg is home to the seminar rooms of the adult education center in Dortmund, the fairytale stage (a puppet theater for children and adults) and upscale gastronomy. The premises of Haus Rodenberg can be rented for so-called ambience weddings through the adult education center in Dortmund. The former mill pond and the park with "orchard" are well visited in summer.

Aplerbeck: The former aristocratic residence Haus Rodenberg in Dortmund-Aplerbeck originally arose from a medieval moated castle on the banks of the Emscher and was first mentioned in a document in 1290.

The sculptures provide a nice, unexpected change on this section of the trail. The interior of the castle and the workshops display other sculptures worth seeing.

The Blankenstein Castle, built in the 13th century, was once one of the main residences of the Count von der Mark. In 1922, the city of Bochum acquired the castle in Hattingen for one Reichsmark. It is of great importance for Bochum because it was granted city rights here in 1321 by Count Engelbert II. At that time, all that remained of the original building was the tower, which visitors have been able to climb again since 1971. The 30 meter high viewing platform offers an impressive view over the Ruhr Valley, the old village of Stiepel and Lake Kemnader. The Gethmann Gardens are also in the immediate vicinity. The idyllic location on the heights of the Ruhr Valley makes Blankenstein Castle and the associated gastronomy in the courtyard a popular destination. Source: https://www.bochum-tourismus.de/bochum-discoveren/kirchen-und-besondere-orte/burg-blankenstein.html#c3140