Top 13 Castles around Rodenberg

The open-air museum is located on the site of the former Rodenberg Castle, which was later converted into a palace. This "museum island" is surrounded by a moat and houses the Ständehaus, the only surviving building of the old palace, which was badly damaged by fire in 1859. In the Ständehaus there is an exciting exhibition to discover that brings the history of the region to life.

The historic Weser Renaissance estate Rittergut Remeringhausen is located in the beautiful Schaumburg region near Hanover and Minden. Family-owned for 22 generations, the property is now the home of the owner family and a well-known event location for special events.

The later manor emerged from one or more farms. The two-story manor house is striking, surrounded by a wide moat and accessible via three bridges. The basement and ground floor are made of quarry stone masonry - largely unplastered - while the high upper floor is a half-timbered building with plastered compartments. The building was probably built in the 16th century. As a half-timbered building, it is one of the older manor houses in the Calenberger Land. Beginning of the 17th century. The (first) renovations have been carried out, which is indicated by a bay window on the east side designed in the Renaissance style with "1611" as the year of construction. In 1866, further renovations were carried out in the neo-Gothic style, with parts of the external masonry being massively replaced and the stone stair tower, a gallery, a bay window and a turret being added. The manor includes a spacious park with old trees. The avenue that begins behind the park and leads to the Munzeler Mark forest is remarkable. The manor goes back to property owned by the Counts of Schaumburg, who gave it out as a fiefdom. This was associated with a seat in the knight's curia of the Calenberg state estates (state parliament) and exemption from the sovereign's service obligations. In 1743 Georg Reinhard Langwerth v. Simmern, ancestor of the current owners, the manor. Source: https://www.barsinghausen.de/portal/seiten/wichtringhausen-903000177-20002.html

Beautiful view

The moated castle shell de, near Hanover, located in the valley between Deister and Süntel, was built between 1529 and 1548 as a four-winged complex. It is a typical example of an early Renaissance building in the Weser area. The outstanding art-historical value of the castle lies in the original structure of the 16th century. The moated castle and the courtyard buildings are listed buildings and have been extensively restored over the past thirty years. The entire facility and the associated agriculture have been family-owned for over 400 years. Source: https://schloss-huelsede.de/das-schloss/

In the outdoor area of the open-air museum are the fortress towers around the castle wall, which were only uncovered in 2000. After more than four years, the Förderverein Schloss Rodenberg e. V. in autumn 2004 the excavation and partial restoration of the two artillery towers and their weirs on the castle wall. Parts of a castle fortification of the Counts of Holstein and Schaumburg from the largely unexplored transitional period between the late Middle Ages and early modern times were excavated. Due to its state of preservation and the architectural details of the fortress (including the staircase in the thickness of the wall and the casemate on the side of the wall in the bastion), the monument protection authorities describe the complex as "unique at least for Northern Germany and of monument preservation value as well as particularly suitable for the history and change in military technology requirements of the late Middle Ages up to the early modern period". Source: https://www.museumslandschaft-rodenberg.de/freilichtmuseum/

I almost cycled past it. Unforgivable if you overlook such a sight. https://rittergut-wichtringhausen.de/

The castle is private, but you can visit some parts of the courtyard and take some pictures. At the entrance you will find a nice information table.