Schloss Münster Explained

Schloss Münster, officially Fürstbischöfliches Schloss Münster, is the schloss built as the residence of the prince-bishop of Münster, modern-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was built between 1767 and 1787 in baroque style as a mansion for the last but one prince-bishop Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels. The architect was Johann Conrad Schlaun. Since 1954 it has been the seat and landmark of the University of Münster. The castle is built from the typical Baumberger sandstone of Münster.^{[1] [2]}

Further reading

• Bernd Fischer: Münster und das Münsterland, 5th edn., DuMont Buchverlag, Köln 1989,, pp. 78–82
• Jürg Meyer zur Capellen (ed.): Kunstraum Schloss. Rhema-Verlag, 2005,
• Martin Klöffler: Festungs-Inventar (9th edition, revised and expanded), Düsseldorf 2010 (IngenieurGeograph.de), p. 44.
• Hubert Naendrup: Das Schloss in Münster, Eine Symphonie von Leben, Tod und Unsterblichkeit, Münster 1928, Verlagsanstalt F. Bruckmann AG, München

51.9637°N 7.6131°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.uni-muenster.de/news/view.php?cmdid=9055 Universität Münster: "Kein Schloss für Könige und Prinzessinnen", Dr Eckhard Kluth, 22 Aug 2017
2. Birgitta Ringbeck: Das Schloß zu Münster. Westfälische Kunststätten Bd. 65, Münster 1993, ISSN 0930-3952