What remains of Haus Hagenbeck today?

Traces of a former fortified residence survive, including ditches and earthworks, on the northern bank of the Lippe river.

Where is Haus Hagenbeck located?

In the Holsterhausen district of Dorsten, in the Kreis Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Can visitors go inside a building?

No, the site is an open-air ruin with no habitable structure to enter.

Where does the name Hagenbeck come from?

It derives from a hamlet and farmstead first recorded in the mid-twelfth century, later applied to the knightly seat and the estate that followed it.

Haus Hagenbeck

Dorsten

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Dorsten

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Haus Hagenbeck stands in Dorsten (Kreis Recklinghausen), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The ruined site known as Haus Hagenbeck lies on the northern bank of the Lippe river, within the Holsterhausen district. It preserves what remains of a former knightly residence first recorded in the twelfth century under the name Hagenbeke. The remains testify to a fortified estate held by the Hagenbeck family, complete with ditches and ramparts, at a contested border point between the Hochstift of Münster, the County of Cleves and the Vest of Recklinghausen.

What to know

This is an open-air ruin, with no habitable structure or indoor exhibition.
The site is located in Dorsten, in the Kreis Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
No opening hours or admission prices are available for this site.
The grounds still show traces of ditches and earthworks, close to the Lippe river.
The site is protected as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Where this château is

Dorsten · Kreis Recklinghausen · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Dorsten, Kreis Recklinghausen

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Frequently asked

What remains of Haus Hagenbeck today?: Traces of a former fortified residence survive, including ditches and earthworks, on the northern bank of the Lippe river.
Where is Haus Hagenbeck located?: In the Holsterhausen district of Dorsten, in the Kreis Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Can visitors go inside a building?: No, the site is an open-air ruin with no habitable structure to enter.
Where does the name Hagenbeck come from?: It derives from a hamlet and farmstead first recorded in the mid-twelfth century, later applied to the knightly seat and the estate that followed it.