View of Nordkirchen Palace – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Capelle (Westf)

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Coesfeld

Nordkirchen

View of Nordkirchen Palace – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Capelle (Westf)

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View of Nordkirchen Palace – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Capelle (Westf)

02:35

45.1km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

Tips

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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Nordkirchen Palace is a baroque palace complex in southern Münsterland and is a good 25 kilometers from Münster in the municipality of Nordkirchen in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Coesfeld. …

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Nordkirchen Palace

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The castle Nordkirchen is a baroque palace complex in the southern Münsterland. The landmarked moated castle is the largest and most important Baroque residence in Westphalia and is also referred …

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Nordkirchen Palace

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The "Westphalian Versailles", as the castle Nordkirchen is also called, was commissioned by Prince-Bishop Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg. Gottfried Laurenz Pictorius began construction, Johann Conrad Schlaun completed the baroque moated …

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Nordkirchen Palace

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Nordkirchen Castle is the Versailles of Münsterland.

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Beautiful Avenue

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38.7 km

South Entrance to Nordkirchen Palace Park

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Why always through the main entrance: This way you can also get to the castle and there are also some teaching boards that convey one or the other worth knowing.

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End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.2 km

11.3 km

4.07 km

2.32 km

264 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

40.6 km

2.54 km

1.81 km

152 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

18°C

8°C

75 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

September 26, 2023,Burgen und Schlösser🏰Tour🥰 „nearby Versailles 😆“

Rid a royal👑 ride🤣 today. The first ride🚴🏼‍♂️🚴🏼‍♀️ went to Westerwinkel Castle🏰, a baroque moated castle from the 12th century. We continued riding🚴🏼‍♂️🚴🏼‍♀️ to the Westphalian Versailles, the also baroque castle in the French style from the 17th century with the great castle park🎍🪴, which was once one of the most famous in Europe - the Nordkirchen Castle🏰😍😁. A fantastic …

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