Gimborn Castle Explained

Gimborn Castle
Native Name:Schloss Gimborn
Location:Near Gimborn Marienheide, Oberbergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Coordinates:51.061°N 7.476°W
Built:1273
Builder:Duke of Berg
Controlledby:International Police Association
Materials:Quarrystone
Height:278 m
Used:Yes
Condition:Fully preserved
Ownership:Baron von Fürstenberg zu Gimborn
Open To Public:No

Gimborn Castle (German: Schloss Gimborn) is a former moated castle situated in a remote valley of the upper Leppe in the municipality of Marienheide in the Oberbergischer Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History

Gimborn Castle is a castle in the Gimborn district of the municipality of Marienheide in Oberbergischer Kreis in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.Districts neighbouring on Gimborn are Boinghausen in the north, Jedinghausen in the east, Erlinghagen in the south, and Unterlichtinghagen in the west.

This former water castle lies in the upper Leppe valley. It was pledged in 1273 from the county of Berg to the county of Mark, and became the Residenz in the county of Gimborn Neustadt of the House of Schwarzenberg in 1631. Since 1874 the castle has belonged to the Barons von Fürstenberg zu Gimborn.

Since 1969 the Castle has served as a conference site and meeting place for the International Police Association. Once a year, the Castle opens its gates to the Schützenfest of the Gimborn Saint Sebastianus Schützenverein.

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