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Lüdinghausen Castle for the Castles and Palaces Day
Built in the 12th century as a knight's seat, Lüdinghausen Castle was converted and largely rebuilt in the 16th century - after a fire - by Gottfried von Raesfeld into a typical Renaissance castle. The newly restored south wing with its chapter hall, which has a festive atmosphere thanks to its wooden ceiling and rich, well-preserved coat-of-arms decorations, dates from this period. Other halls in the Renaissance wing of the castle as well as the cellar vault invite visitors to marvel at their paintings, pictures and historical excavations from the Middle Ages. The town of Lüdinghausen, as the owner, uses the historic building for council work and as a representative venue for events. Various cultural performances and educational events take place at Lüdinghausen Castle.
Guided tour: Lüdinghausen Castle introduces itself
The "Freunde der Burg Lüdinghause e.V." (Friends of Lüdinghausen Castle) will be opening Lüdinghausen Castle with its historic rooms from the Renaissance period from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Castles and Palaces Day. Among other things, guests can discover a ceiling in the large chapter house that resembles that of the Münster Peace Hall. Here you will also find the stone ancestral tablet of Gottfried von Raesfeld. Numerous other discoveries await visitors to the castle. The castle friends provide a wealth of information about the castle.
Further information can be found at www.burgfreunde-lh.de.
- Start: 11 am and 3 pm
- Duration: 1 hour
- Price: free of charge
- Registration: by 9 June by email to post@burgfreunde-lh.de
- Meeting point: castle courtyard
- Note: The chapter house can be reached via a lift. The other rooms in the Renaissance part of the castle can only be reached by stairs.
Improv theatre to join in
The VHS-Kreis Lüdinghausen invites you to improv theatre. Simone Kulke will be offering two performances of her improv theatre course on Schlösser- und Burgentag, with the opportunity for visitors to join in.
- Start: 11 am and 2 pm
- Duration: 45 minutes
- Price: free of charge
- No registration required
- Meeting point: castle courtyard
DARC German Amateur Radio Club
The amateur radio operators of the Lüdinghausen local association, based in Lüdinghausen Castle, present their hobby to anyone interested. They invite you to visit the radio station in the castle tower, which has been thoroughly modernised and now features "old technology" and "new technology". With a fire engine in the castle courtyard, the radio operators show what it means to RADIO ... analogue, digital and worldwide.
- Start: 11 a.m.
- End: 5 pm
- Price: free of charge
- No registration required
- Meeting point: castle courtyard
LIFE - A THEATRE
To mark the 110th birthday of stage designer and painter George Ştefănescu Râmnic, the artist's family is organising an exhibition for a period of two years. Under the title THE LIFE - A THEATRE, the KAKTuS Kulturforum Lüdinghausen e.V. is now showing the artist's works in Lüdinghausen in the rooms of the cultural forum on the 1st floor of the castle. The exhibition will then "travel" first to Berlin and then to Bucharest. This is the last opportunity for the German public to see the artist's works. The works can be seen in the KAKTuS rooms on weekends from 16 June to 25 August 2024
- Start: 11 am (vernissage), the exhibition can be viewed from approx. 12 noon
- End: 5 pm
- Price: free of charge
- No registration required
- Meeting point: Kapitalsaal (vernissage), 1st floor of the castle (exhibition)
- Note: The exhibition rooms are accessible via 2 lifts
Renaissance selfie with castle background
A special kind of photo shoot... Take photos of yourselves in Renaissance costume against the picturesque backdrop of Lüdinghausen Castle. The funny snapshots are fun and will remind you of an eventful excursion to Lüdinghausen Castle for years to come.
- Start: 11 a.m.
- End: 5 pm
- Price: free of charge
- No registration required
- Meeting point: castle courtyard
Noah's Ark - The story of the rainbow
DER PUPPENWAGEN (Heidi Grewing and Uli Breitling) is performing the play "Noah's Ark" for children aged 4 to 11 this year. That's what it's about: Brother Johannes is studying the Bible. There he comes across an exciting story. God is angry with mankind. He wants to send a great flood. Brother John gets all excited. He absolutely has to take a closer look at this story! And maybe you too?
- Start: 2 pm
- Duration: approx. 40 minutes
- Price: free of charge
- No registration required
- Meeting point: Committee room
- Note: The committee room (ground floor) can be reached via a lift.
Shanty concert
The Lüdinghausen Naval Comradeship invites you to a shanty concert in the chapter house. Singing sea shanties on board ships has always been a welcome leisure activity. But many hard seafaring jobs were also accompanied by group singing. With their work songs, known as shanties, the Lüdinghausen singers ensure that a centuries-old maritime tradition is not forgotten. The local shanty choir was founded in 2019 by members of the men's choral society and the naval comradeship, which is based in the basement of Lüdinghausen Castle.
- Start: 4 pm
- Duration: 1 hour
- Price: free of charge
- No registration required
- Meeting point: Chapter house
Service at Lüdinghausen Castle
- Guided tours
- Park by the house
- Child-friendly
- Public WC
- Wifi hotspot
- Rest area / picnic area
- Bicycles for hire
More info
- Lüdinghausen Castle is open on the day of the event from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with free admission.
- Free car parking is available near the castle.
- Hot drinks and cakes/waffles from the St. Georg scouts' bakery will be on sale.
- A water playground, boules court and picnic area are located in the immediate vicinity.
- The castle is located on the 100 Castles Route and SteverLandRoute. Ideal for travelling by bike.
- Vischering Castle is just a stone's throw away and is also part of the Castle Days!
Address
- Lüdinghausen Castle
- Amthaus 14
- 59348 Lüdinghausen
