Herdringen Castle
Herdringen Castle (German: Schloss Herdringen) is a castle in the Ortsteil Herdringen of the town of Arnsberg, Germany. It is the seat of the Fürstenberg-Herdringen family and the present building (built from 1844 to 1853 to designs by Ernst Friedrich Zwirner) is one of the most notable secular Gothic revival buildings in Westphalia.
| Herdringen Castle | |
|---|---|
Schloss Herdringen | |
 Schloss Herdringen in 2008 | |
  Location of Herdringen Castle in Germany | |
| Alternative names | Jagdschloss Herdringen |
| General information | |
| Type | manor house |
| Architectural style | Gothic revival or Tudor revival |
| Town or city | Arnsberg |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 51.42°N 7.97°E |
| Construction started | 1844 |
| Completed | 1853 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Ernst Friedrich Zwirner |
In 1963, Herdringen Castle and its park were used as "Chelford Manor" during the filming of the German crime movie The Black Abbot.[1]
Bibliography
- (in German) Michael Jolk: Der Bau der barocken Vorburg des Schlosses Herdringen unter Mithilfe der Rüthener Steinhauer Walck und Rabaliatti. In: SüdWestfalen Archiv. Landesgeschichte im ehemals kurkölnischen Herzogtum Westfalen und der Grafschaft Arnsberg. Heft 2, Arnsberg 2002, p. 141–151.
- (in German) Die Baudenkmäler der Stadt Arnsberg. Erfassungszeitraum 1980–1990. Arnsberg, 1990. p. 179–183.
- (in German) Friedhelm Ackermann, Alfred Bruns: Burgen und Schlösser und Klöster im Sauerland, Strobel Verlag, 1985, ISBN 978-3877930144
References
- "Filmportal: Der Schwarze Abt". Retrieved 30 April 2013.
External links
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- Official website
- Herdringen Castle at LWL-Geodaten Kultur
- Herdringen Castle on the municipal website of Arnsberg
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