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The former aristocratic residence Haus Rodenberg in Dortmund-Aplerbeck originally emerged from a medieval moated castle on the banks of the Emscher and was mentioned in a document as early as 1290. Of the former gardens, only the outer bailey island, the surrounding moats, the house pond and remnants of the wall surrounding the main garden remain. Today the park area is a public green space in the center of the Aplerbeck district.

Schwansbell Castle almost suffered the same fate as Buddenburg Castle. It was saved by the entrepreneur Hildebrand, who purchased it for one of his adopted daughters and had it renovated by Polish restorers. The castle now has a different owner. The rooms are rented out as apartments. Schwansbell Castle was built in its current form in 1872 by the Counts of Westerholt on the site of the medieval castle. The servants' quarters also dates back to the 19th century and currently houses the Lünen City Museum. The collection, which focuses on the city's history, focuses on everyday and residential culture, as well as the social and industrial history of the city of Lünen in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The oldest and most detailed known depiction of House Rodenberg and its lands is a map from 1801 by Wesermann. Like many aristocratic residences in the Dortmund area, Haus Rodenberg was designed as a fortified complex and was thus completely surrounded by water. Still in keeping with the simple design language of the Renaissance, the parts of the garden were laid out as delimited, almost square areas outside the moats and surrounded by quarry stone walls. In the center of the eastern or main garden was a round pool and a pavilion at the edge. To the north was the tree farm with rows of fruit trees. The small square in the south, also almost square, with quarry stone walls and equipped with the same simple wayside cross, was surrounded by a moat and was therefore also called "water parterre".

The Rodenberg House is a moated castle in the Aplerbeck district of Dortmund. The castle fell into disrepair in the 19th and 20th centuries. All that remained of the former moated castle was the outer bailey with the economic section. After the castle was destroyed in the Clevisch-Märkischen succession dispute in 1422, it was rebuilt in the years that followed. Between 1689 and 1698 the castle was rebuilt into a baroque moated castle. The property was sold to the city of Dortmund in 1985, which had the park and Rodenberg house thoroughly restored by 1996 and finally handed it over to the citizens of Dortmund. The castle is listed as a monument, the former castle as a monument in the monument list of the city of Dortmund. Today, Haus Rodenberg is home to the seminar rooms of the adult education center in Dortmund, the fairytale stage (a puppet theater for children and adults) and upscale gastronomy. The premises of Haus Rodenberg can be rented for so-called ambience weddings through the adult education center in Dortmund. The former mill pond and the park with "orchard" are well visited in summer.

In the park there are plenty of sculptures and also the opportunity to rest

Aplerbeck: The former aristocratic residence Haus Rodenberg in Dortmund-Aplerbeck originally arose from a medieval moated castle on the banks of the Emscher and was first mentioned in a document in 1290.

We spent a lunch break at the castle mill. It is right at the junction of the Lippeauen Lünen cycle path and offers plenty of seating and a beautiful watering hole. The mill can also be used for civil weddings. Very idyllic and very nice to switch off.

old half-timbered mill directly on Brunnenstrasse which is now used as a registry office The Schlossmühle Lippholthausen in the Lippholthausen district of Lünen is a grain mill built in 1760 near the Lippe. The watermill of the former Buddenburg noble house is a late Baroque half-timbered building, not far from the former Buddenburg Castle. The Mühlenfreunde Lippholthausen e. V. restored and maintain the mill, which is currently used as an excursion restaurant and can also be used for wedding ceremonies. It was placed under monument protection in 1985. (Wikipedia)