Can you visit the inside of Hückeswagen Castle?

The building has been under renovation and gutted since May 2025, so visits are currently limited to the exterior and the castle square.

How old is Hückeswagen Castle?

The site is first documented in 1189 as castrum Hukingiswage, though the counts of Hückeswagen are recorded as early as 1138.

What is the Schelmenturm?

It is the castle's keep, likely built in the first third of the 13th century and reduced to two storeys during early 19th-century works.

Where is Hückeswagen Castle located?

It stands on a rocky spur in the centre of Hückeswagen, in the Oberbergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Schloss Hückeswagen stands in Hückeswagen (Oberbergischer Kreis), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 12th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Hückeswagen Castle stands on a rocky spur in the middle of the town of Hückeswagen, in the Oberbergischer Kreis. Its history goes back to the 12th century, when a fortress belonging to local counts already occupied the site, first recorded as castrum Hukingiswage in 1189. The most recognisable part of the complex is its keep, known as the Schelmenturm, the scoundrels' tower, which lost much of its original height during work carried out in the early 19th century. For many years the building housed the town administration and a local history museum.

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What to know

The castle is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Since May 2025 the building has been undergoing gutting works as part of a renovation, which limits or prevents access to the interior.
The walled castle square, with its historic fountain, remains reachable from the old town via the street Auf'm Schloß.
Pedestrian access is also possible from Bahnhofstraße or via the steep street known as Marktberg.
No opening hours, admission fees or accessibility details are published for visiting the site.

Where this château is

Hückeswagen · Oberbergischer Kreis · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Auf'm Schloß 1, 42499 Hückeswagen

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Château phone number

+49 2192 880

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Period of construction: 12th century

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Can you visit the inside of Hückeswagen Castle?: The building has been under renovation and gutted since May 2025, so visits are currently limited to the exterior and the castle square.
How old is Hückeswagen Castle?: The site is first documented in 1189 as castrum Hukingiswage, though the counts of Hückeswagen are recorded as early as 1138.
What is the Schelmenturm?: It is the castle's keep, likely built in the first third of the 13th century and reduced to two storeys during early 19th-century works.
Where is Hückeswagen Castle located?: It stands on a rocky spur in the centre of Hückeswagen, in the Oberbergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia.