Can the Burg Nienhaus still be seen today?

No, the fortress disappeared in the 17th century and no visible remains survive, only open ground and a mound.

Where was the Burg Nienhaus located?

It stood south of Aschendorf, a district of Papenburg, in the Landkreis Emsland in Lower Saxony, in the angle of two former arms of the Ems river.

Who built the Burg Nienhaus?

Bishop Gerhard von der Mark of Münster had it built in 1266 to curb the neighbouring town of Aschendorf's ambitions for independence.

What remains of the castle site today?

The site is now marked by a tree-covered mound, long mistaken for the fortress location, and by the present Amtshaus built in 1832-1833 nearby.

Burg Nienhaus

Nienhaus Castle

Papenburg

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Papenburg

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Schloss Dankern (Dankern Castle)Accommodation on site28 km

Burg Nienhaus stands in Papenburg (Landkreis Emsland), in Lower Saxony, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burg Nienhaus has long since vanished: nothing of the original structure stands today, only the memory of a late medieval stronghold south of Aschendorf, a district of Papenburg. Built around 1266 by the Bishop of Münster to curb the neighbouring town's ambitions for independence, it was destroyed and rebuilt several times before disappearing for good in the 17th century. Visitors find a tree-covered mound on site, long mistaken for the fortress location, and the present Amtshaus, a 19th-century building near the original spot.

What to know

No visible remains of the medieval castle survive; the site today is a meadow with a tree-covered mound.
The mound long believed to mark the fortress's location turned out, in recent excavations, to be a 19th-century addition.
The present Amtshaus, 150 metres from the original site, dates from 1832-1833 and is not open as a monument connected to the castle.
A visit amounts mainly to walking an archaeological site with no visible structures, better seen as a historical curiosity than a tourist destination.

Where this château is

Papenburg · Landkreis Emsland · Niedersachsen

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Address

B70, 26871 Papenburg

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Frequently asked

Can the Burg Nienhaus still be seen today?: No, the fortress disappeared in the 17th century and no visible remains survive, only open ground and a mound.
Where was the Burg Nienhaus located?: It stood south of Aschendorf, a district of Papenburg, in the Landkreis Emsland in Lower Saxony, in the angle of two former arms of the Ems river.
Who built the Burg Nienhaus?: Bishop Gerhard von der Mark of Münster had it built in 1266 to curb the neighbouring town of Aschendorf's ambitions for independence.
What remains of the castle site today?: The site is now marked by a tree-covered mound, long mistaken for the fortress location, and by the present Amtshaus built in 1832-1833 nearby.