Can Haus Stapel be visited?

It is a privately owned estate, and access to the park and exterior depends on arrangements made by the owning family.

Who built Haus Stapel?

The present main house was built between 1819 and 1827 to designs by architect August Reinking, for the von Kerckerinck zu Stapel and later von Droste zu Hülshoff family.

Where does the name Stapel come from?

It derives from the word 'Stau' (water dam), referring to medieval fish-farming installations fed by the Münster Aa.

Is Haus Stapel connected to Annette von Droste-Hülshoff?

Yes, the poet was related by family ties to the estate's owners, about whom she left rather unflattering remarks.

Haus Stapel

Havixbeck

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Where: Havixbeck

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Haus Stapel 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 Stapel, near Havixbeck, ranks among the largest moated manor houses in Westphalia. The present classicist main house was completed in 1827, while the older baroque forecourt includes an ornate gate tower dating from 1719. The estate is set within broad moats fed by the Münster Aa, a legacy of medieval fishing and water-management works.

What to know

The castle is a private family estate, which shapes how and when it can be visited.
The park, with its moats, old orangery and mill, forms part of the protected ensemble worth seeing.
The former Stapel mill now houses a private museum set up by its last miller.
The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia, covering the buildings, bridges and park together.

Where this château is

Havixbeck · Kreis Coesfeld · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Gennerich 18B, 48329 Havixbeck

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Château phone number

+49 170 1158452

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Can Haus Stapel be visited?: It is a privately owned estate, and access to the park and exterior depends on arrangements made by the owning family.
Who built Haus Stapel?: The present main house was built between 1819 and 1827 to designs by architect August Reinking, for the von Kerckerinck zu Stapel and later von Droste zu Hülshoff family.
Where does the name Stapel come from?: It derives from the word 'Stau' (water dam), referring to medieval fish-farming installations fed by the Münster Aa.
Is Haus Stapel connected to Annette von Droste-Hülshoff?: Yes, the poet was related by family ties to the estate's owners, about whom she left rather unflattering remarks.