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Interesting castle that now serves as a boarding school

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: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Varenholz

You can still visit the old mill

You can still visit the old mill

An imposing structure, the inner courtyard is freely accessible via the bridge and can also be reached by bike.

Anyone who visits the castle is in the immediate vicinity of the mill and should not miss it. The view from the back against the current is terrific and it's nice that there are people who remember and keep such buildings. Thanks

Oil mill at Brake Castle https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Brake

Brake Castle in the style of the Weser Renaissance https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Brake