What remains of the Rauschenburg today?

Only foundation remains and vaulted cellars survive, after the upper storey was removed in 1878.

Can the Rauschenburg be visited freely?

The site is outdoors in the Lippe river meadows, with no fixed opening hours or admission fees.

Why was the Rauschenburg built at this spot?

It guarded a ford where horses and carts could cross the Lippe, at the site now spanned by a road bridge.

Since when has the Rauschenburg been a ruin?

The building remained inhabited until around 1900, after its top floor was dismantled in 1878 for a new bridge.

Rauschenburg

Olfen

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Olfen

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

Sleep nearby

Schloss Westerholt (Westerholt Castle)Accommodation on site22 km

Rauschenburg stands in Olfen (Kreis Coesfeld), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Rauschenburg was a moated castle, now vanished, whose remains lie in the Lippe river meadows on the edge of Olfen. Only fragments of the foundations and vaulted cellars survive today, since the upper storey was taken down in the late 19th century. A visit here suits those curious about local history and the former course of the Lippe rather than those expecting a standing building.

What to know

Only foundation remains and vaulted cellars are left on site, no complete building has survived.
The ruins lie outdoors in the meadows beside the Lippe river, close to the bridge carrying the present road.
There are no set opening hours, admission fees or access conditions, as this is an open-air ruin site.
Sturdy footwear is advisable, since the ground is riverside meadow terrain.

Where this château is

Olfen · Kreis Coesfeld · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Dattelner Str. 84, 45711 Datteln

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Frequently asked

What remains of the Rauschenburg today?: Only foundation remains and vaulted cellars survive, after the upper storey was removed in 1878.
Can the Rauschenburg be visited freely?: The site is outdoors in the Lippe river meadows, with no fixed opening hours or admission fees.
Why was the Rauschenburg built at this spot?: It guarded a ford where horses and carts could cross the Lippe, at the site now spanned by a road bridge.
Since when has the Rauschenburg been a ruin?: The building remained inhabited until around 1900, after its top floor was dismantled in 1878 for a new bridge.