Schloss Horneburg
Horneburg Castle
Datteln
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Schloss Horneburg stands in Datteln (Kreis Recklinghausen), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.
Schloss Horneburg stands in Datteln, in the Kreis Recklinghausen, in North Rhine-Westphalia. What remains today is the former outer bailey, rebuilt afterwards on the scale of a manor house, since the original stronghold was burned down in 1646. For centuries the site was the seat of the von Oer family and later an administrative centre of the Electorate of Cologne, before passing through several other uses over time. The building belongs to the Kreis Recklinghausen and is not set up as an ordinary tourist site.
What to know
- The building seen today is the reconstructed former outer bailey, not the original medieval stronghold, which was destroyed in 1646.
- Schloss Horneburg is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- No opening hours, admission fees or visiting arrangements are available for this site.
- Through the 20th century the building served various institutional uses, including a domestic school and a care home, and it is not a regularly open visitor attraction.
Where this château is
Datteln · Kreis Recklinghausen · Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Address
Horneburger Str. 39, 45711 Datteln
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- Heritage status
- Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Frequently asked
- Can Schloss Horneburg be visited?
- No information confirms regular public access, as the building has mainly served institutional purposes.
- Where is Schloss Horneburg located?
- In Datteln, in the Kreis Recklinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Is the current building medieval?
- No, the medieval stronghold was destroyed in 1646; what remains is the former outer bailey, rebuilt later.
- Who owned Schloss Horneburg?
- It was the seat of the von Oer family, then an administrative centre of the Electorate of Cologne, before passing to the Duke of Arenberg in 1802.
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