Schloss Lüntenbeck, Manor house in Wuppertal, Germany
Schloss Lüntenbeck is a former moated castle and fortified house in the Lüntenbeck district of Wuppertal, about seven kilometres west of Elberfeld. The complex comprises a two-and-a-half-storey main building with an attached tower, a mill tower, and an eastern half-timbered house, surrounded by three ponds and the Tescher Busch wood.
Schloss Lüntenbeck was first documented in 1217 as a court of the Gerresheim women's monastery; the strong cellar vault of the present manor house probably dates from this period. The mill tower and the eastern half-timbered house were built after the Thirty Years' War, while the two-and-a-half-storey main building with its attached tower dates from the High Baroque. In 1784 Johannes Plücker acquired the estate from Freiherr von Bottlenberg; in 1889 his descendant Karl Pithan-Hülsenbeck sold it to Gustav Römer, and the city bought it in 1906.
The Standesamt Wuppertal holds civil weddings in the hall of the main house. Since May 2009 a restaurant has again operated in the main house after a long pause, and the rooms are rented for private and business events such as conferences and seminars. Twice each Advent, on the Saturday and Sunday of the second and third Advent weekends, the Lüntenbecker Weihnachtsmarkt takes place on the grounds.
The grounds are open for viewing at any time and managed by Schloss Lüntenbeck GmbH & Co. KG, making it freely accessible to visitors. The location within the Tescher Busch wooded area makes it easily reachable on foot.
The mill tower and eastern half-timbered building date from the High Baroque period and add a distinct architectural accent to the complex. These structures are often overlooked by visitors, yet they provide an unexpected temporal layer to the overall composition.
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