Can you visit the inside of Haus Havixbeck?

No, the house is lived in by the von Twickel family and is not open to the public; only the grounds can be seen, on a guided tour.

Who owns Haus Havixbeck?

The von Twickel family, who acquired it through marriage in the early 17th century and still own it today.

Where is Haus Havixbeck located?

In Havixbeck, in the Kreis Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia.

How old is Haus Havixbeck?

The present main building was begun in 1562, on the site of an earlier medieval estate.

Is Haus Havixbeck a castle or a manor house?

Despite sometimes being called a Wasserburg, it is architecturally a Schloss, a moated manor house rather than a fortress.

Haus Havixbeck

Havixbeck

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Haus Havixbeck stands in Havixbeck (Kreis Coesfeld), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Haus Havixbeck is one of the many moated manor houses, or Wasserschlösser, typical of the Münsterland region. Construction of the present building began in 1562 on the site of a medieval estate, and since the early 17th century the property has belonged to the von Twickel family, who still own it today. The main house and outbuildings form a horseshoe-shaped complex on an island ringed by a broad moat, and since the buildings are lived in and farmed privately, they can only be seen from outside, on guided tours arranged by the local tourist association. The surrounding landscape park, which still shows traces of its earlier baroque layout, includes a 17th-century chapel.

What to know

Haus Havixbeck is inhabited and farmed by the von Twickel family, so the buildings themselves are not open to visitors.
Only the exterior grounds can be seen, on a guided tour arranged through the local tourist office.
The site is located in Havixbeck, in the Kreis Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The estate is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The park and the bridge leading to the 17th-century gate tower are reached on foot, along an avenue roughly 470 metres long.

Where this château is

Havixbeck · Kreis Coesfeld · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Josef-Heydt-Straße 1, 48329 Havixbeck

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Can you visit the inside of Haus Havixbeck?: No, the house is lived in by the von Twickel family and is not open to the public; only the grounds can be seen, on a guided tour.
Who owns Haus Havixbeck?: The von Twickel family, who acquired it through marriage in the early 17th century and still own it today.
Where is Haus Havixbeck located?: In Havixbeck, in the Kreis Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia.
How old is Haus Havixbeck?: The present main building was begun in 1562, on the site of an earlier medieval estate.
Is Haus Havixbeck a castle or a manor house?: Despite sometimes being called a Wasserburg, it is architecturally a Schloss, a moated manor house rather than a fortress.