Vischering Castle on Castles and Burgs Day
It was thanks to a feud that the prince-bishop of Münster decided to build Vischering Castle in Lüdinghausen in the summer of 1271. The Droste zu Vischering received the castle as a fief from the Bishop of Münster. A defensive fortress was built with residential and farm buildings on separate islands in the middle of an extensive system of moats. The castle burnt down in 1521 and was rebuilt on the old foundations in the Renaissance style. It has remained almost unchanged since then and gives an impression of life in the late Middle Ages and early modern period.
Vischering Castle is a monument of the Coesfeld district and one of the most important ring-mantled castles in Germany. Since its extensive renovation, which won the German Design Award, visitors can enjoy the castle under the motto "Museum. Art. Culture", visitors can expect a wide range of activities for young and old: a multimedia museum, changing cultural-historical exhibitions and top-class art exhibitions, concerts, family events such as the annual knights' camp or the historical children's game and much more.
