Can visitors go inside Schloss Burgsteinfurt?

No, the castle is a private residence of the princely family and its interior is not open to visitors.

How can you join a tour of Schloss Burgsteinfurt?

A guided tour of the grounds is held on the first Friday of each month at 10 a.m., limited to closed groups of at least ten people who register in advance.

What makes Schloss Burgsteinfurt notable in Westphalia?

It is considered the oldest moated castle site in the region, with a core dating back to 1129.

Who owns Schloss Burgsteinfurt today?

The castle still belongs to the princely family of Bentheim-Steinfurt, who live there.

Schloss Burgsteinfurt

Burgsteinfurt Castle

Steinfurt

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Schloss Burgsteinfurt stands in Steinfurt (Kreis Steinfurt), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Burgsteinfurt stands on two artificial islands ringed by the Aa river, at the edge of Steinfurt's old town. It is regarded as the oldest moated castle site in Westphalia, its core going back to a square keep first recorded in 1129. Once the seat of the lords of Steinfurt and later of the princes of Bentheim-Steinfurt, the complex combines Romanesque remains, Gothic additions and later Baroque work, arranged in a near-circular layout around a twelfth-century double chapel. The estate still belongs to the princely family, who continue to live there.

What to know

The castle is occupied by the princely family and cannot be visited inside, nor can the upper or lower courtyards be entered freely.
Since 2019, a guided tour of the castle grounds has been offered on the first Friday of each month at 10 a.m., by prior registration.
This tour lasts about an hour and a half and is only available to closed groups of at least ten people.
The site consists of three distinct parts: the upper castle, the lower castle and the castle mill.

Where this château is

Steinfurt · Kreis Steinfurt · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Burgstraße 16, 48565 Steinfurt-Burgsteinfurt

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Château phone number

+49 2551 7215

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Can visitors go inside Schloss Burgsteinfurt?: No, the castle is a private residence of the princely family and its interior is not open to visitors.
How can you join a tour of Schloss Burgsteinfurt?: A guided tour of the grounds is held on the first Friday of each month at 10 a.m., limited to closed groups of at least ten people who register in advance.
What makes Schloss Burgsteinfurt notable in Westphalia?: It is considered the oldest moated castle site in the region, with a core dating back to 1129.
Who owns Schloss Burgsteinfurt today?: The castle still belongs to the princely family of Bentheim-Steinfurt, who live there.