Anyone who enters today's town hall of the town of Vreden is, in a sense, setting foot on the grounds of the historic castle of the same name. What appears to be an ancient building was transformed over the centuries from a simple masonry into a historically magnificent manor house. It housed various noble families and served a wide variety of purposes.
Originally built in 1398 by the Bishop of Münster, the castle was once surrounded by moats and equipped with two gates and a bridge. However, drawings from the 16th century show that the castle was already in a state of severe decay. The building known today as the "Burg" is now a baroque manor house, which was built in 1699 by the von Nahmen family. As the building changed hands, it was used for a variety of purposes, from a home for senior customs officials to a children's nursery and a manual labour school. After it came into princely ownership, the municipality of Ammeloe acquired the manor house in 1960, had it renovated and furnished as an official residence. When the town of Vreden merged with the municipality of Ammeloe in 1969, the castle proved to be a better location for the new town hall than the municipal administration building on the market square. For this purpose, the castle was given an additional wing. During the excavation work, the foundations of the old episcopal castle were discovered - unfortunately, they had to be removed.
More recent construction work has uncovered the foundations of the castle tower. One section, affectionately known as the "castle guard", was erected opposite the town hall. Another remnant is part of the castle wall, into which the first extension to the town hall was integrated.
Blue category: Private castles in MünsterlandI am a blue castle! I am privately inhabited and not accessible. Please regard me respectfully at a distance - I wave to you from afar ...
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