Where is the Kolvenburg located?

It stands in Billerbeck, in the Kreis Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Was the Kolvenburg originally a fortress?

Yes, it developed from a thirteenth century tower fortress before being rebuilt in early Renaissance style during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Where does the name Kolvenburg come from?

It derives from the von Colve family, owners from the early fourteenth century, though a later owner, Gottfried von Münster, mistakenly credited them as the site's founders when naming it.

What can visitors see at the Kolvenburg today?

The building houses a cultural centre operated by the Kreis Coesfeld since 1966.

Kolvenburg

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Kolvenburg stands in Billerbeck (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.

The Kolvenburg stands in Billerbeck, in the Münsterland region, on a site once surrounded by the upper Berkel river. Grown out of a thirteenth century tower fortress, the building reached its present form through successive construction phases in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, in an early Renaissance style. For centuries the seat of minor local nobility, it was mostly leased out from the mid sixteenth century onward. It now houses a cultural centre run by the Kreis Coesfeld.

What to know

The site has been run as a cultural centre by the Kreis Coesfeld since 1966.
The building is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
No verified opening hours or admission fees are available.
It stands right in the centre of Billerbeck, beside the Berkel river.

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Wheelchair access: Ground floor accessible
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Where this château is

Billerbeck · Kreis Coesfeld · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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An d. Kolvenburg 3, 48727 Billerbeck

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Where is the Kolvenburg located?: It stands in Billerbeck, in the Kreis Coesfeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Was the Kolvenburg originally a fortress?: Yes, it developed from a thirteenth century tower fortress before being rebuilt in early Renaissance style during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Where does the name Kolvenburg come from?: It derives from the von Colve family, owners from the early fourteenth century, though a later owner, Gottfried von Münster, mistakenly credited them as the site's founders when naming it.
What can visitors see at the Kolvenburg today?: The building houses a cultural centre operated by the Kreis Coesfeld since 1966.