Husen Castle (Syburg)

Summary

Husen Castle (Burg Husen) is a medieval tower house of a castle in the Dortmund borough of Syburg in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Burg Husen
Haus Husen
Dortmund-Syburg
Tower house of Husen House
Burg Husen is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Burg Husen
Burg Husen
Burg Husen is located in Germany
Burg Husen
Burg Husen
Coordinates51°25′08″N 7°30′19″E / 51.418997°N 7.505265°E / 51.418997; 7.505265
CodeDE-NW
Site history
Built13th century

The origins of the site go back to the 13th century. The present shape of the tower house dates to the 17th century. It is included in the monument inden of the city of Dortmund as a listed building.[1]

The estate with its pastures and stands of trees that belongs to Syburg is about 7,000 m2 in area and lies in the triangle formed by the cities of Dortmund, Schwerte and Hagen.

The Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (VCP) of Westphalia Land took over the castle in 1984 and uses it as a youth holiday home with and youth campsite.

External links edit

  • Information by the VCP of Westphalia Land on Husen Castle
  • Information by the NRW foundation on Husen Castle

References edit

  1. ^ Nr. A 0530. "Denkmalliste der Stadt Dortmund" (PDF). dortmund.de – Das Dortmunder Stadtportal. Denkmalbehörde der Stadt Dortmund. 2014-04-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2014-06-15. – Größe: 180 kB