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Haus Füchten, Ense

Haus Füchten

Ense

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Ense

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

Haus Füchten is a manor house in the Sauerland region, standing beside the Ruhr on the site of an earlier medieval stronghold first recorded in 1298. The present building dates from around 1700, when Caspar Diedrich von Droste zu Erwitte had the old fortress torn down and a new residence built on the hillside, later extended in 1726 with a wing containing a chapel. A baroque bridge from 1698 leads to the crested entrance with its double outdoor staircase. The great hall upstairs, decorated with figurative and ornamental stucco work, is used today for concerts and other cultural events.

What to know

  • The house stands in Ense, in the Kreis Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia, close to the Ruhr river.
  • The chapel can be used for church services and weddings.
  • A traditional procession, the Füchtener Prozession, has linked the hamlet of Bremen to Haus Füchten on the Sunday after Corpus Christi for about 150 years.
  • No opening hours or admission fees are documented for this site.

Where this château is

Ense · Kreis Soest · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

59469 Ense

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown

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Frequently asked

What remains of the medieval stronghold at Haus Füchten?
Nothing is visible today, since the fortress first recorded in 1298 was torn down around 1700 to make way for the present manor house.
Can you get married at Haus Füchten?
The chapel of the house can be used for wedding ceremonies.
What is the Füchtener Prozession?
It is a traditional procession held every year on the Sunday after Corpus Christi, linking the hamlet of Bremen to Haus Füchten for about 150 years.
What is the great hall used for?
This stucco-decorated upstairs hall hosts concerts and other cultural events.

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Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Kreis Soest