Vreden Castle

Originally built in 1398 by the Bishop of Münster, the castle was once surrounded by moats and equipped with two gateways and a bridge. However, drawings from the 16th century already show that the castle was suffering from severe decay. The building now known as the "castle" is now a baroque manor house built in 1699 by the von Nahmen family. With changes of ownership, other uses followed: from a flat for higher customs officials, to the establishment of a children's custodian institution, to a handicrafts school. After it came into princely possession, the municipality of Ammeloe acquired the manor house in 1960, had it renovated and set up as an official residence. When the municipality and the town of Vreden merged, it underwent several extensions and has been the seat of the town administration since 2020.