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Burg Waterlappe, Ense

Burg Waterlappe

Waterlappe Castle

Ense

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Ense

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Burg Waterlappe stands in Ense (Kreis Soest), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Waterlappe was a moated castle, now vanished, near Bremen, a district of the municipality of Ense. Built around 1365/1370 by the von Fürstenberg family after they lost their previous stronghold, it served for nearly three centuries as the family's main seat and gave its name to one of its branches. Laid out as a large four-wing complex surrounded by water-filled moats, it was damaged during the Truchsess War and then destroyed in the Thirty Years' War, never to be rebuilt. Only traces of the moats remain visible on the site today.

What to know

  • No building survives; only traces of the former moats can be seen on the ground.
  • The site is located in Bremen, a district of the municipality of Ense, in the Kreis Soest.
  • No visiting hours, fees, or facilities are available for this site.
  • A visit amounts to spotting the remaining moat traces in the landscape, with no museum structure on site.

Where this château is

Ense · Kreis Soest · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Habichtweg 3, 59469 Ense-Parsit

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown

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Frequently asked

Can you still visit Burg Waterlappe?
No building remains; only traces of the former moats can be seen in the landscape near Bremen, part of Ense.
Who built Burg Waterlappe?
The von Fürstenberg family built it around 1365/1370 after losing their previous stronghold.
Why did Burg Waterlappe disappear?
It was damaged during the Truchsess War and then destroyed in the Thirty Years' War, never to be rebuilt.
Where was Burg Waterlappe located?
In Bremen, a district of the municipality of Ense, in the Kreis Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Sources

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Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Kreis Soest