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Above left Burg Vischering, a magnificent
moated castle Above right Wooden doors 5 Burg Vischering school of finance, it has Baroque
of the Überwasserkirche, Münster Below North Rhine-Westphalia; 59348 gardens (open daily) sprinkled with
Quiet road leading to Münster Burg Vischering (closed Mon) is one white statuary.
of the oldest and best-preserved ª Return to Lüdinghausen to reach
castles in Münsterland. Founded in the B235. Past Senden, turn right
1270, it was extended in the 16th towards Albachten. Once past Roxel,
and 17th centuries. Across a draw- turn left to park at Burg Hülshoff.
WHERE TO STAY IN MÜNSTER bridge from agricultural outbuild ings,
the for mid able U-shaped palace 7 Burg Hülshoff
Martinihof moderate retains its loop holes (arrow slits in North Rhine-Westphalia; 48329
A simple but good-value modern the walls) and battle ments. The The writer and poet Annette von
hotel above a pub, the Martinihof is
situated close to Prinzipalmarkt. castle also has fea tures of early Droste-Hülshoff, the most celebrated
Hörsterstrasse 25, 48143; 0251 418620; Renaissance palaces with its Oriel member of the aristocratic Hülshoff
www.hotel-martinihof.de win dows, gables and the sand stone Dynasty, was born at Burg Hülshoff in
fireplaces inside its painted halls. 1797. The castle’s ground floor (mid-
Mauritzhof moderate
A boutique hotel on the ring road Walk through the surrounding Mar–Oct: open daily; Nov: open Wed–Sun)
around the city centre, the Maurtitzhof woodland for pic ture-postcard views is a shrine to the writer, who is viewed
has a designer look that compensates of the castle reflected in the moat. as Germany’s very own Emily Brontë –
for its compact standard rooms. ª Return to the B58 and follow signs both writers died unmarried and
Eisenbahnstrasse 17, 48143; 0251
417 20; www.mauritzhof.de to Nordkirchen. Follow signs from the pen ned sombre tales steeped in their
town centre to “Wasserschloss”. personal trage dies. There are splendid
Hof zur Linde expensive Parking is available at the castle. views of this Renaissance manor rising
Located on the riverside in the
Handorf suburb, the Hof zur Linde from its moat from the adjoin ing
is a traditional hotel with modern 6 Schloss Nordkirchen park, restored to re-create the gardens
furnish ings and fittings. North Rhine-Westphalia; 59394 in which Hülshoff found inspiration.
Handorfer Werseufer 1, 48157; 0251 The vast, moated Schloss Nordkirchen ª Return to Roxel, turn left on to
327 50; www.hof-zur-linde.de
(open Sun), nicknamed the “Westphalian Roxeler Strasse to Münster. Continue
Schloss Wilkinghege expensive Versailles”, is a perfectly symmetrical on Einsteinstrasse and Wilhelmstrasse,
Historic style meets modern comfort French Baroque castle. It was designed turn right at the B219 junction. Park in
in the individually decorated rooms
of this 18th-century Wasserschloss. by the German architect Johann front of Schloss Münster.
Steinfurter Strasse 374, 48159; 0251 14 Conrad Schlaun (1695–1773) as an
42 70; www.schloss-wilkinghege.de aristocratic status symbol. Now a Revolution in Münster
Religious disaffection during the
Reformation led to one of the most
colourful episodes in Münster’s his-
tory. A fundamentalist Anabaptist
regime seized control of the city in
1534, with a Dutchman named Jan
van Leiden at its head – money was
made obso lete, property communal
and poly gamy a duty. However, the
city was recap tured in 1535 and van
Leiden and his lieutenants were
executed and their bodies hung
in cages from the Lambertikirche
spire as a warning to others.
Where to Stay: inexpensive, under €70; moderate, €70–€150; expensive, over €150

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