Who had Schloss Schwarzenraben built?

The barons von Hoerde, chiefly Ferdinand Friedrich Freiherr von Hörde, commissioned the present castle in the mid-18th century.

When was Schloss Schwarzenraben built?

The baroque castle was built between 1748 and 1765, with the chapel and orangery only completed in 1777.

Why was the castle rebuilt in the 20th century?

A fire caused by a forgotten iron destroyed the building in 1935, leaving only the outer walls standing, which required a full reconstruction.

Who designed Schloss Schwarzenraben?

The architect Johann Matthias Kitz from Arolsen designed it, with contributions from Franz Christoph Nagel and Johann Leonhard Mauritz Gröninger.

Schloss Schwarzenraben

Schwarzenraben Castle

Lippstadt

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Schloss Schwarzenraben stands in Lippstadt (Kreis Soest), 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 Schwarzenraben is a baroque moated castle built near the hamlet of Bökenförde, not far from Lippstadt, for the barons von Hoerde. Erected between 1748 and 1765 to designs by architect Johann Matthias Kitz, its interior decoration features stuccowork by the Metz brothers and ceiling paintings by the fresco painter Joseph Gregor Winck. Gutted by a fire in 1935 that left only the outer walls standing, it was rebuilt in the following years, including its rococo chapel completed in 1777, regarded as one of the finest in Westphalia.

What to know

The castle stands at the edge of the hamlet of Bökenförde, surrounded by its moat and park, in the Kreis Soest.
Much of today's interior dates from the rebuilding that followed the 1935 fire, which had left only the outer walls standing.
The estate's chapel, completed in 1777, is considered one of the finest examples of rococo work in Westphalia.
The estate changed hands several times in the late 20th century, with its library and part of its furnishings sold off in the 1990s before a private owner acquired the castle in 1998.
The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Where this château is

Lippstadt · Kreis Soest · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Schwarzenraben 7, 59558 Lippstadt

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Who had Schloss Schwarzenraben built?: The barons von Hoerde, chiefly Ferdinand Friedrich Freiherr von Hörde, commissioned the present castle in the mid-18th century.
When was Schloss Schwarzenraben built?: The baroque castle was built between 1748 and 1765, with the chapel and orangery only completed in 1777.
Why was the castle rebuilt in the 20th century?: A fire caused by a forgotten iron destroyed the building in 1935, leaving only the outer walls standing, which required a full reconstruction.
Who designed Schloss Schwarzenraben?: The architect Johann Matthias Kitz from Arolsen designed it, with contributions from Franz Christoph Nagel and Johann Leonhard Mauritz Gröninger.