Haus Leythe, Medieval castle in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Haus Leythe is a former moated castle at Middelicher Straße 72 in Gelsenkirchen-Erle, of which only the tenant house and the former Bauhaus survive. The three-storey manor house with a four-storey front tower, shown in old views, has disappeared; the preserved Bauhaus dates from around 1700 and contains rare Ständerfachwerk, restored in 1992 with state funding. The tenant house keeps its central hall with a large open fireplace and a representative staircase with baluster railing.

Haus Leythe was first documented in 1371, when Winmar de Leyten, a judge in Recklinghausen and vassal of the Cologne archbishops, held the castle and defended the Vest Recklinghausen against troops from the County of Mark. Through the marriage of heiress Jutta von Leythen it passed to Dietrich von Backum in 1377, and around 1530 heiress Anna von Backum brought it to Rötger von Ovelacker. In 1707 Bernd Dietrich von Ovelacker bequeathed it to Bertram Carl Count von Nesselrode-Reichenstein, though the inheritance took effect only in 1723.

The name Leythe comes from the Leyten family, who held the castle as vassals of the Cologne archbishops from 1371. Inside the surviving steward's house, a central hall with a large open fireplace and a balustraded staircase remains; the building's timber frame was restored in 1992 with state funding. Fragments of the Renaissance house are displayed in the entrance area of the club restaurant.

The location is integrated within an active golf club, so visitors should expect the space to be oriented toward golf activities and respect the club's rules when exploring the grounds. Visiting during off-peak hours offers safer access and better views of the original structures without interfering with play.

The surviving steward's house, built around 1700, keeps a central hall with a large open fireplace and a balustraded staircase. Inside is Ständerfachwerk, half-timbering now rare in the Ruhr, restored in 1992 with state funding. Carved stone fragments from the Renaissance house are displayed at the entrance of the club restaurant.