Borgbeuningen

Borgbeuningen is a manor estate in Losser featuring a plastered block mansion with a timber-framed farmhouse from 1836 as its agricultural complement. The grounds include multiple outbuildings, ponds, and wooded areas arranged throughout the property.

The estate was built in 1709 replacing a medieval castle that once stood on the same location. Major renovations in 1879 transformed it into the form visitors see today.

The estate's layout shows how landowners organized their grounds to impress visitors and reflect their status. The formal gardens and tree-lined paths reveal the way the Dutch gentry wanted to display their wealth and taste through landscape design.

The grounds are accessible through marked paths that guide visitors past the various buildings and water features. Allow time to walk the full layout, including the wooded areas and ponds scattered across the estate.

A star-shaped forest designed by surveyor Schrader in the mid-18th century sits by the Dinkel River with rectangular and cross-shaped ponds at its center. This layout is an uncommon example of woodland design from that era.