Can you visit the Wasserschloss Hehlen?

The castle remains a private property of the Koch family; only the café-restaurant housed in a former farm building is open to the public.

Why is this castle called an example of Weser Renaissance style?

It is considered one of the earliest buildings in this regional style, marked by its paired windows, corner towers and tall hip roofs.

Where exactly is this castle located?

It stands on the bank of the Weser river at the northeastern edge of the village of Hehlen, in the Landkreis Holzminden, Lower Saxony.

Wasserschloss Hehlen

Hehlen

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Where: Hehlen

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Wasserschloss Hehlen stands in Hehlen (Landkreis Holzminden), in Lower Saxony, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Wasserschloss Hehlen rises beside the Weser river, at the point where the Weißenwasser stream joins it, in the village of Hehlen. Built between 1579 and 1584 for Colonel Fritz von der Schulenburg and his wife Ilse von Saldern, it ranks among the earliest buildings of the Weser Renaissance style. Its square four-wing layout, ringed by a water-filled moat, still carries two corner round towers with bulbous roofs and limestone rubble walls now left unplastered. In the inner courtyard, a double portrait of the builders and their combined coat of arms still crown two round-arched gateways.

What to know

Since 1958 the castle has belonged to the Koch family, owners of the Machwitz Kaffee coffee company, and remains privately held.
A café and restaurant operates in a former farm building dating from 1898, on the estate grounds.
The park lies to the east of the castle, while the former farm buildings, including a massive barn from 1564, stand to the south and west.
An outdoor staircase, built in the late 19th century, leads from the northwest side down to the meadows along the Weser.
Access to the inner courtyard is via a bridge crossing the water-filled moat on the southwest side.

Where this château is

Hehlen · Landkreis Holzminden · Niedersachsen

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37619 Hehlen

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Can you visit the Wasserschloss Hehlen?: The castle remains a private property of the Koch family; only the café-restaurant housed in a former farm building is open to the public.
Who built the Wasserschloss Hehlen?: It was built between 1579 and 1584 for Colonel Fritz von der Schulenburg and his wife Ilse von Saldern, who lived apart from him and oversaw the construction.
Why is this castle called an example of Weser Renaissance style?: It is considered one of the earliest buildings in this regional style, marked by its paired windows, corner towers and tall hip roofs.
Where exactly is this castle located?: It stands on the bank of the Weser river at the northeastern edge of the village of Hehlen, in the Landkreis Holzminden, Lower Saxony.