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The castle, located in the picturesque Holtfeld district of Borgholzhausen, impresses with its unique architecture. In addition to the idyllic outer bailey and the impressive main building, the partially preserved moat complex and the oak avenue access are particularly worth seeing. The moated castle was first mentioned in documents in 1350 and was owned by the Lords of Wendt from 1491 to 1863. The manor house, built between 1599 and 1602, is an imposing gabled building with a square corner tower and magnificent volute gables. The moated castle cannot be visited. It is located on a well-accessible road.

Friendly service. In the café-restaurant there are delicious cakes and cappuccino. The terrace is also open in summer.

Because climbing the tower costs 1 euro. There is an animal exhibition and a great panoramic view of the forest and the landscape. The individual trees on the hills are particularly beautiful (in autumn) surrounded by yellow trees. It's worth it.

Today's castle was built in the mid-19th century in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style as an imitation of a medieval fortified tower. It consists of a 26 m high tower in the style of a keep, flanked by two single-storey side wings in the style of a palace. There are no mantle walls or other fortifications; in this respect it is more of a residential tower than a castle in the classic sense. The castle now houses a restaurant for day trippers and occasional events. In the tower room there is an exhibition on the local flora and fauna. The crenellated viewing platform on the tower is accessible and offers a wide view over the city of Melle and the surrounding area, especially after hurricane Kyrill snapped off many surrounding trees in 2007. Around the castle was the more than 200 ha large wildlife park Diedrichsburg with numerous wild boars, moufflons and sika deer running free. The wildlife park was closed in 2021. The site is a popular excursion destination in the region and part of the TERRA.vita nature park. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diedrichsburg

The castle complex has been partly preserved, partly rebuilt, or replaced by other buildings. Teaching events are held here, there's a small open-air theater, a playground, a café open on weekends, and a terrace with a magnificent view.

From the parking lot it's about 700 m high, although steep, but it's worth it ... you can also sit in the café above ...

the climb looks difficult but it's worth it

<< Castle of the Counts of Ravensberg >> "... High up on a hilltop in the Teutoburg Forest, a mighty tower peeps out from behind thick trees. Whoever climbs up to the thick sandstone walls will recognize the fortified tower with its thirty battlements and the old curtain wall. The impressive building from the 11th century Ravensburg in the Ravensberger Land, where arguments, battles and conquests took place: Hermann II von Cavelage, Count of Ravensberg, built the castle as a military base in order to secure his dominion in 1080. For many years the fortress was the target of attacks and many famous lords of the castle sought protection behind the strong walls in the course of history, but it was not the onslaught of enemies but the order of King Wilhelm I that finally brought the castle to a "collapse." In 1733 he had all the buildings demolished in order to build new houses out of the stones . ... " https://hermannshoehen.teutoburgerwald.de/erleben-entsehen/sehenswerte/burg-ravensberg-borgholzhausen