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Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Lüdinghausen is a small town in Münsterland. Its byname is "town of three castles" as the location of Castle Luedinghausen, Kakesbeck and Vischering Castle.
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Burg Vischering
The Renaissance water castle is one of the best-preserved and most outstanding sites of the Münsterland and pretty much resembles an ideal, fairytale medieval castle. It houses the Münsterland museum.
Burg Lüdinghausen
Another Renaissance water castle built in the 12th century, and redesigned in the 16th century. In the main hall, there is an ornamental panel with all the crests of the former owner's ancestors. In the bailey you will find food prices of the year 1573 carved in stone (they are quite surprising!)
Burg Wolfsberg
Only one wing of the 16th-century castle has survived. It was recast during the 18th century and is not that well-preserved which makes it the least interesting of the three castles. Nowadays its basement houses a Schlager music bar.
Burg Kakesbeck
Yet another water castle, in the village of Elvert that has been merged into the municipality of Lüdinghausen.
St.-Felizitas-Kirche
16th-century Catholic parish church
Evangelische Kirche Lüdinghausen
Small 19th-century Gothic revival Protestant parish church
also known as "Borg"
Neoclassical brick building.
One of the eldest houses of the town; constructed in 1648 as a poorhouse.
The eldest still-existing farmhouse, dating back to the 14th century.
Historical watermill
Graves were laid out from 1839 to 1936. During the Nazi era, the cemetery was desecrated and tombstones removed. After World War II, they were returned, but not in the original layout.
Dubbed the "Versailles of Westphalia" this imposing baroque brick palace was constructed around 1734 for the powerful prince-bishop of Münster (who was however deeply in debt after the works were completed). It is surrounded by extensive gardens that used to rank among Europe's most famous gardens. Nowadays the massive compound is used by North Rhine-Westphalia's college of financial administration. Some parts of the palace are however open to public during guided tours.
By train
The Lüdinghausen station is on the regional train line Dortmund–Coesfeld–Enschede (Netherlands), which is served every hour.
By bus
The RVM (Regionalverkehr Münsterland GmbH) buses provide local transport. Lüdinghausen can be reached with regional bus lines from Münster (line S92, hourly, travel time approx.
By car
The next motorway junctions are Ascheberg on the A 1 (Bremen – Dortmund) and Dülmen-Nord or Senden on the A 43 (Münster – Recklinghausen).
By bike
Several cycling paths pass through Lüdinghausen, including EuroVelo 3 (from Trondheim to Santiago de Compostela), the far-distance cycle route from the Ruhr to the North Sea shore, and a beautiful…
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