Can you visit Schloss Höhnscheid?

The building operates as a private seminar hotel with no documented public visits; only the park and surroundings can be seen.

How old is Schloss Höhnscheid?

The site began as a monastery founded in the early 13th century, later rebuilt as a baroque residence between 1720 and 1730.

Who built the current structure?

Architect Julius Ludwig Rothweil gave the Schloss its baroque form for colonel Johann Wilhelm von Leliwa.

Where is Schloss Höhnscheid located?

It lies in Bad Arolsen, in the Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, in Hesse, near the B 251 road.

Schloss Höhnscheid

Höhnscheid Castle

Bad Arolsen

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Schloss Höhnscheid stands in Bad Arolsen (Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Höhnscheid stands near Bad Arolsen in Hesse, on the site of a monastery first founded in the 13th century. The present two-winged main building dates from the 1720s and 1730s, when the architect Julius Ludwig Rothweil gave it its baroque form for colonel Johann Wilhelm von Leliwa. After passing through several noble families and later public administration, the building has belonged since 2017 to the association of Baltic noble corporations, which runs it as a seminar hotel. The wooded park and the pond fed by the Georgengraben stream remain the most visible features from outside.

What to know

The Schloss now operates as a seminar hotel run by the association of Baltic noble corporations, which limits access to the interior.
The wooded park and the adjoining pond can be seen from the surroundings, near the B 251 road between Freienhagen and Ippinghausen.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
No public opening hours or admission fees are available.
It stands in the hamlet of Bühle, a district of Bad Arolsen, in a rural setting of northern Hesse.

Where this château is

Bad Arolsen · Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg · Hessen

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Gut Höhnscheid 1, 34454 Bad Arolsen

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Château phone number

+49 5692 9890

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Can you visit Schloss Höhnscheid?: The building operates as a private seminar hotel with no documented public visits; only the park and surroundings can be seen.
How old is Schloss Höhnscheid?: The site began as a monastery founded in the early 13th century, later rebuilt as a baroque residence between 1720 and 1730.
Who built the current structure?: Architect Julius Ludwig Rothweil gave the Schloss its baroque form for colonel Johann Wilhelm von Leliwa.
Who owns Schloss Höhnscheid today?: Since 2017 it has belonged to the association of Baltic noble corporations, which runs it as a seminar hotel.
Where is Schloss Höhnscheid located?: It lies in Bad Arolsen, in the Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, in Hesse, near the B 251 road.