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Schloss Etelsen, Langwedel

Schloss Etelsen

Etelsen Castle

Langwedel

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Schloss Etelsen stands in Langwedel (Landkreis Verden), in Lower Saxony, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Etelsen stands at Langwedel, in the Wesermarsch lowlands, built between 1885 and 1887 for the von Heimbruch brothers on the site of an older manor house. Hanover architect Karl Hantelmann gave it a historicist look, combining a main facade inspired by French Renaissance models with more baroque elements on the garden side. The landscaped park surrounding it, laid out around 1899, remains open to the public and offers wide views across the countryside. The building now houses a vocational training institution, while also hosting exhibitions, concerts and civil wedding ceremonies.

What to know

  • The park of Schloss Etelsen is freely accessible to the public, with no known entry restrictions.
  • The castle building itself houses a vocational training institution, so interior access is not that of a typical museum.
  • A 19th-century neo-Gothic mausoleum, designed by architect Conrad Wilhelm Hase, stands in the park.
  • The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Lower Saxony.
  • Civil weddings, exhibitions and concerts occasionally take place there, but this does not amount to regular tourist visiting hours.

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Schloss mitten im Grünen mit weitläufiger Parkanlage und Parkplätzen direkt vor dem Schloss

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Where this château is

Langwedel · Landkreis Verden · Niedersachsen

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Address

Bremer Str. 2, 27299 Langwedel-Etelsen

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Niedersachsen

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the inside of Schloss Etelsen?
The building houses a vocational training institution, so it is not open as a regular museum, though exhibitions and civil weddings sometimes take place there.
Is the park at Schloss Etelsen open to the public?
Yes, the roughly ten-hectare landscaped park is freely accessible and offers views across the Wesermarsch.
Who had Schloss Etelsen built?
Brothers Carl Johann Christian and Gottlieb Ernst August von Heimbruch had it built between 1885 and 1887 on the site of an older manor house.
What is the mausoleum in the Schloss Etelsen park?
It is a neo-Gothic funerary building from 1873 designed by architect Conrad Wilhelm Hase for the von der Wisch family.
Who owns Schloss Etelsen today?
The estate has belonged to the Landkreis Verden since around 1983.

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