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Schloss Sonsfeld, Rees

Schloss Sonsfeld

Sonsfeld Castle

Rees

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Rees

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Open within 20 km

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Schloss Sonsfeld stands in Rees (Kreis Kleve), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Sonsfeld refers to a nineteenth century manor house near Rees, in the Kreis Kleve, built on the site of an earlier noble seat first recorded in 1259 and demolished in the eighteenth century. Known locally as the Blaues Haus, the present building grew out of a forester's lodge erected in 1815 and later remodelled in a classical style around 1910. It remains privately owned and is not open to visitors. Nearby woodland still holds traces of a large baroque garden, including avenues and the remains of two water basins.

What to know

  • The present house is privately inhabited and closed to visitors, with no interior access.
  • Only the surroundings can be glimpsed from nearby forest paths.
  • The site of the original medieval castle survives only as an overgrown moat.
  • Remains of the baroque garden, avenues and basins, lie in the woods north of the site.
  • The building is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Where this château is

Rees · Kreis Kleve · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Rees, Kreis Kleve

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Heritage status
Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Schloss Sonsfeld?
No, the current building is privately inhabited and closed to the public.
Does the medieval castle still exist?
No, it was demolished in the eighteenth century and only a remnant of its moat marks the former site.
What can still be seen there?
Visitors can view the surroundings of the Blaues Haus and, in the nearby woods, traces of a former baroque garden.
Where is Schloss Sonsfeld located?
In Rees, in the Kreis Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Kreis Kleve