Can you visit Schloss Gimborn?

The castle only opens to the public once a year, during the festival of the Saint Sebastian brotherhood of Gimborn.

Who owns Schloss Gimborn today?

The Barons von Fürstenberg zu Gimborn have owned the estate since 1874.

What is Schloss Gimborn used for now?

Since 1969 it has served as a conference and meeting site for the International Police Association.

Gimborn Castle

Marienheide

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Schloss Gimborn stands in Marienheide (Oberbergischer Kreis), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 13th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Gimborn stands in a secluded valley of the upper Leppe river, in Marienheide, North Rhine-Westphalia. Despite being remembered as a former moated castle, its surrounding ditch was never fed by a stream and merely kept the lower floors dry. Only fragments of the original keep and enclosure wall remain, absorbed into later building phases. Since 1969 the site has served as a conference and meeting venue for the International Police Association, opening to the public only once a year for the Saint Sebastian shooting brotherhood's festival.

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What to know

The castle is not open to the public on a regular basis, except during the annual Saint Sebastian brotherhood festival.
The site now functions as a conference venue for the International Police Association, which limits ordinary access.
No visiting hours or admission fees are available.
Despite its surrounding ditch, the building never actually functioned as a true water-fed moated castle.
Little remains visible of the original 13th-century fortress, as most of today's structure dates from later building phases.

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Opening hours

Monday (today)	08:30-12:00
Tuesday	08:30-12:00
Wednesday	08:30-12:00
Thursday	08:30-12:00
Friday	08:00-12:00
Saturday	08:30-20:00
Sunday	08:30-20:00

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Where this château is

Marienheide · Oberbergischer Kreis · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Schlossstraße 10, 51709 Marienheide

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Château phone number

+49 2264 404330

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Period of construction: 13th century

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Can you visit Schloss Gimborn?: The castle only opens to the public once a year, during the festival of the Saint Sebastian brotherhood of Gimborn.
Is Schloss Gimborn really a moated castle?: No, despite being called a former moated castle, its surrounding ditch was never fed by a stream and only kept the lower floors dry.
Who owns Schloss Gimborn today?: The Barons von Fürstenberg zu Gimborn have owned the estate since 1874.
What is Schloss Gimborn used for now?: Since 1969 it has served as a conference and meeting site for the International Police Association.