Herdringen Castle
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Herdringen Castle is a castle in the Herdringen district of the German town of Arnsberg
. It is the seat of the Fürstenberg
family and the present building (built from 1844 to 1853 to designs by Ernst Friedrich Zwirner
) is one of the most notable Neo-Gothic secular buildings in Westphalia
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Arnsberg
Arnsberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the location of the Regierungsbezirk Arnsberg's administration and one of the three local administration offices of the Hochsauerlandkreis.-Geography:...
. It is the seat of the Fürstenberg
Fürstenberg (baronial family)
Fürstenberg is the name of a German noble family of Westphalia, descended from one Hermanus de Vorstenberg, a liegeman of the Archbishop of Cologne, who was among the prince electors of the Holy Roman Empire. Hermanus held a castle for his lord called "Fürstenberg" in Ense-Höingen in Soest; this...
family and the present building (built from 1844 to 1853 to designs by Ernst Friedrich Zwirner
Ernst Friedrich Zwirner
Ernst Friedrich Zwirner was an architect born at Jakobswalde in Silesia in 1802, he died at Cologne in 1861. He studied in Breslau and Berlin, and worked at the latter place under Karl Friedrich Schinkel....
) is one of the most notable Neo-Gothic secular buildings in Westphalia
Westphalia
Westphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Arnsberg, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Minden and Münster.Westphalia is roughly the region between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located north and south of the Ruhr River. No exact definition of borders can be given, because the name "Westphalia"...
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