Herdringen Castle

Herdringen in the Arnsberg district Herdringen is the seat of the Barons von Furstenberg and is considered one of the most important neo-Gothic secular buildings in Westphalia. The present castle was built in the years 1844-1853 by the Cologne Cathedral architect Ernst Friedrich Zwirner.

The manor Herdringen was first documented in 1376. The former Kettelburg to 1501 was the seat of the Ketteler family. After the decline of the old castle Hanxledensche Gräftenhof was further west founded by Johann von Ketteler Hanxleden and Elisabeth. It was a half-timbered building, which was located south of the bailey on an artificial island.

The Paderborn prince bishop Dietrich von Furstenberg bought the estate in 1618 and gave it to his nephew Friedrich von Furstenberg. In the years 1683-1723 the three-winged Baroque bailey was built. Over time, they showed increasing more structural defects of Gräftenhofes. The relatively limited space and not least his collection prompted a Count Franz Egon Graf von Fürstenberg (1818-1902) in the 1840s to rebuild the mansion in the English Tudor style. The Gräftenhof was demolished in 1853.

From 1968 to 1998 the castle as a boarding school (Institute Herdringen, private construction Gymnasium) was used.

In the 1960s Herdringen was the film location and backdrop for the two Edgar Wallace films The Black Abbot and The forger of London. In 2008 the castle for filming the ZDF series Krupp was - used a German family.

Today it stands as a venue for parties and corporate events and can be visited by groups after registration. In addition, concerts are held on the premises. Among others were already here on Fettes Brot, Madsen, Peter Fox, BAP, Roger Cicero, The Fantastic Four and Atze Schröder.