Haus Martfeld, Renaissance manor house museum in Schwelm, Germany
Haus Martfeld is a Renaissance manor house in Schwelm, built around a courtyard with three wings and a rectangular gate tower from 1627. The grounds also include a round tower, a chapel, and a granary dating to the 16th century.
The property was founded as a water castle in the 14th century and later passed to the Wandhoff family of knights. During the Renaissance period, new wings and the gate tower gave it the form it holds today.
The house shares stories about the region and its inhabitants through collections spanning several centuries. Visitors can discover old books, manuscripts, and local objects that show how people lived and worked in this area.
The central wing and round tower host rotating exhibitions, while the south wing is used for temporary art shows, so what is on display changes regularly. It is worth checking in advance to plan your visit around the current program.
The neo-Gothic chapel on the grounds was designed in 1860 by Vincenz Statz, a Cologne architect who also worked on Cologne Cathedral. The granary from 1583 shows how the economic side of a country estate like this one was organized at the time.
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