Gimborn Castle
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Gimborn Castle is a former moated castle situated in a remote valley of the upper Leppe in the municipality of Marienheide
in the Oberbergischer Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
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in Oberbergischen Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
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A neighbouring castle Gimborner of districts are Boinghausen in the north, Jedinghausen in the east, Erlinghagen in the south, Unterlichtinghagen in the west
Former water castle
lies in the upper Leppe
valley. It was pledged in 1273 from county Berg to the county Mark and in 1631 a Residenz
in the county Gimborn Neustadt of the House of Schwarzenberg
. Since 1874 the castle has belonged to the Barons von Fürstenberg zu Gimborn
.
Since 1969 the castle serves as a conference site and meeting place for the International Police Association
. Once a year the castle opens his doors to the Schützenfest
of the Gimborn Saint Sebastianus Schützenverein
.
Marienheide
-History:The first documentary mention of the place was in 1417 " in a sales document is called Heydenreich of our dear Mrs. Knecht on the Mergenheyde " -History:The first documentary mention of the place was in 1417 " in a sales document is called Heydenreich of our dear Mrs. Knecht on the...
in the Oberbergischer Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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History
The '"castle Gimborn'" is a castle in the district Gimborn of the municipality MarienheideMarienheide
-History:The first documentary mention of the place was in 1417 " in a sales document is called Heydenreich of our dear Mrs. Knecht on the Mergenheyde " -History:The first documentary mention of the place was in 1417 " in a sales document is called Heydenreich of our dear Mrs. Knecht on the...
in Oberbergischen Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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A neighbouring castle Gimborner of districts are Boinghausen in the north, Jedinghausen in the east, Erlinghagen in the south, Unterlichtinghagen in the west
Former water castle
Water castle
A water castle is a castle or stately home whose site is entirely surrounded by moats or natural waterbodies. Topographically water castles are a type of lowland castle.There is a further distinction between:...
lies in the upper Leppe
Leppe
Leppe is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia...
valley. It was pledged in 1273 from county Berg to the county Mark and in 1631 a Residenz
Residenz
Residenz is a very formal, otherwise obsolete, German word for "place of living". It is in particular used to denote the building or town where a sovereign ruler resided, therefore also carrying a similar meaning as the modern expressions seat of government or capital...
in the county Gimborn Neustadt of the House of Schwarzenberg
House of Schwarzenberg
-History:The family was first mentioned in 1172. A branch of the Seinsheim family was created when Erkinger I of Seinsheim acquired the Franconian barony of Schwarzenberg, the castle Schwarzenberg and the title Baron of Schwarzenberg, in 1405–21. At this time, they also possessed some fiefdoms in...
. Since 1874 the castle has belonged to the Barons von Fürstenberg zu Gimborn
Fürstenberg (baronial family)
Fürstenberg is the name of a German noble family of Westphalia, descended from one Hermanus de Vorstenberg, a liegeman of the Archbishop of Cologne, who was among the prince electors of the Holy Roman Empire. Hermanus held a castle for his lord called "Fürstenberg" in Ense-Höingen in Soest; this...
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Since 1969 the castle serves as a conference site and meeting place for the International Police Association
International Police Association
The International Police Association is the largest organisation for police officers in the world.The founder Arthur Troop , a police sergeant, was born in Lincoln, in the English county of Lincolnshire....
. Once a year the castle opens his doors to the Schützenfest
Schützenfest
A Schützenfest is a traditional festival or fair featuring a target shooting competition in the cultures of both Germany and Switzerland....
of the Gimborn Saint Sebastianus Schützenverein
Schützenverein
A Schützenverein is in German language countries a voluntary association featuring sport-shooting either on Olympic levels or historic weapons....
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