Can visitors enter the Wasserschloss Ulenburg?

The building belongs to a Yazidi community converting it into a cultural centre, so the interior is not open as a conventional museum.

When was the Wasserschloss Ulenburg built?

Construction records date the building to between 1568 and 1570, commissioned by Hilmar von Quernheim.

Why does the castle show the date 1299?

That date was added later above the entrance and on a weather vane and does not reflect the true construction period of the present building.

Where is the Wasserschloss Ulenburg located?

It lies in Löhne, in the Kreis Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.

What is known about the bats at the castle?

The attic hosts a colony of greater mouse-eared bats, protected as a Natura 2000 site since 2004.

Schloss Ulenburg

Löhne

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Löhne

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Wasserschloss Ulenburg stands in Löhne (Kreis Herford), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Wasserschloss Ulenburg stands in the Ulenburg district of Löhne, surrounded by a moat that recalls its earlier defensive purpose. Built in the late 1560s for the von Quernheim family, it displays the Weser Renaissance style through its sandstone-trimmed facade and rear stair tower. Enlarged in the seventeenth century and reworked at the start of the twentieth, the building later served for decades as a care home before passing into new hands. It is now owned by a Yazidi community, which is converting it into a cultural and meeting centre.

What to know

The castle is privately owned and currently being renovated, which limits access to the interior.
The facade and surrounding park can be viewed from outside, along the moat.
The attic shelters a protected colony of greater mouse-eared bats, designated as a Natura 2000 site.
The building is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
It is located in Löhne, in the Kreis Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Where this château is

Löhne · Kreis Herford · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Ulenburger Buchenallee, 32584 Löhne-Ulenburg

Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Frequently asked

Can visitors enter the Wasserschloss Ulenburg?: The building belongs to a Yazidi community converting it into a cultural centre, so the interior is not open as a conventional museum.
When was the Wasserschloss Ulenburg built?: Construction records date the building to between 1568 and 1570, commissioned by Hilmar von Quernheim.
Why does the castle show the date 1299?: That date was added later above the entrance and on a weather vane and does not reflect the true construction period of the present building.
Where is the Wasserschloss Ulenburg located?: It lies in Löhne, in the Kreis Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia.
What is known about the bats at the castle?: The attic hosts a colony of greater mouse-eared bats, protected as a Natura 2000 site since 2004.