뤼덴샤이트‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪14‬개의 동굴

very hidden but worth seeing

Especially in autumn it's fun to discover everything in the area and take the autumn sun into your photos

In 991, Archbishop Heribert of Cologne, Chancellor of Emperor Otto III, acquired the free property of the nobleman Benno and bequeathed it to the Benedictine Abbey of Deutz as an asset when it was founded in 1003. The documentary document shows that the "curtis Rothe" was already the focus back then of a manorial property association, which later owned property in the parishes of Lüdenscheid, Halver, Herscheid, but especially Kierspe. Over the centuries, House Rhade was pledged to a number of noble families, such as the Lords of Neuhoff, von Hatzfeld, von Heyden zu Schönrad and Bruch. The latter family buys the property. In 1725, Haus Rhade became the property of the family of Postmaster General von Holzbrinck, who sold it to the merchant Niehoff zu Dülmen in 1910. In 1916, the Düsseldorf manufacturer Johann Gottlieb Schwietzke acquired Haus Rhade, whose family still lives there today. https://www.hausrhade.de/geschichte/

Nice castle in Lüdenscheid

Great and very well-kept castle complex. The park behind the buildings is also worth seeing.

It is a real moated castle, Badinghagen Castle. It stands south of the city center of Meinerzhagen and thus in the transition from Sauerland to Bergisches Land. The castle could come from a Grimm fairy tale and with its high quarry stone base and the decorative black and white framework. And so it is not surprising that Badinghagen Castle is often used as a location for romantic films. The history of the former knight's seat is documented around a thousand years in the past. The property was first mentioned in a document in 1160. It was the Knights of Badinghagen who, so much we know, had owned the complex since at least 1363 and who gave it its name. The family died out, however, and Badinghagen Castle changed hands several times in the centuries that followed. Originally the complex had also included other buildings, today only the moated castle itself is preserved, which essentially got its appearance in 1902 and no longer has much to do with the historic castle. The castle can only be reached on foot and is therefore a destination for a walk in the forest. The castle is privately owned and can therefore only be viewed from the outside. Source: www.ich-geh-wandern.de

The castle is well shielded by hedges. The views of the castle with its gardens are sparse. It is a fascinating playful building.

Here you can visit "the black hand".