Are there still walls standing at Burg Reineberg?

No, the fortress was demolished in 1723, and only its surrounding moat, 310 metres long, can still be seen on the hilltop.

Who built Burg Reineberg?

Chronicles credit the bishops of Minden and Osnabrück with founding it in the early 13th century, with the first written mention dating from 1221.

Why was Burg Reineberg torn down?

Prussian King Frederick William I ordered its demolition in 1723 because the castle had become dilapidated, and its materials were reused in other buildings.

Where exactly is the Reineberg hill?

The summit lies in the Wiehengebirge range, south of the town of Lübbecke, in the Kreis Minden-Lübbecke in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Burg Reineberg

Reineberg Castle

Lübbecke

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Where: Lübbecke

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Burg Reineberg stands in Lübbecke (Kreis Minden-Lübbecke), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Reineberg once crowned the summit of the Reineberg, the highest point of the Wiehengebirge south of Lübbecke, serving the bishops of Minden as a stronghold against the bishops of Osnabrück and the counts of Tecklenburg. The long disputed fortress was torn down in 1723 on the order of the Prussian king Frederick William I because it had fallen into disrepair, and all that survives today is its moat, 310 metres long and 15 to 22 metres wide. A visit here is essentially an encounter with an archaeological trace in the woods, of interest to anyone drawn to the history of power struggles among the ecclesiastical principalities of Westphalia.

What to know

No building survives, only the outline of the fortified moat remains visible at the summit of the Reineberg.
The site sits in woodland on a hilltop, so reaching it involves a walk and some elevation gain.
There are no set opening hours or admission fees, since this is an open-air ruin rather than a managed monument.
The Reineberg name also survives as a place name in the neighbouring municipality of Hüllhorst, which bears an image of the castle on its coat of arms.

Where this château is

Lübbecke · Kreis Minden-Lübbecke · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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32312 Lübbecke

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Are there still walls standing at Burg Reineberg?: No, the fortress was demolished in 1723, and only its surrounding moat, 310 metres long, can still be seen on the hilltop.
Who built Burg Reineberg?: Chronicles credit the bishops of Minden and Osnabrück with founding it in the early 13th century, with the first written mention dating from 1221.
Why was Burg Reineberg torn down?: Prussian King Frederick William I ordered its demolition in 1723 because the castle had become dilapidated, and its materials were reused in other buildings.
Where exactly is the Reineberg hill?: The summit lies in the Wiehengebirge range, south of the town of Lübbecke, in the Kreis Minden-Lübbecke in North Rhine-Westphalia.