Borbeck Castle

Borbeck Castle, located in the German city of Essen, was first mentioned in the documents of the X century. It was built in the XIII century and got its name, which in German means “fertile plains”. Since the XIV century, the castle served as the residence of the Essen Women's Abbey, whose nuns long sheltered in it during military conflicts. In the XVII century the castle was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. In the XVIII century, a park of 42 hectares was laid out around Borbek Castle with fountains, artificial ruins and aviaries for birds. The three-storey building of gray stone, almost square in shape, with two corner towers in the northeastern part, acquired its features in the middle of the XIX century.

In 1879, the last private owners, the Furstenberg family, left Borbeck Castle, which in 1941 was bought from them by the city government. For several decades, various office spaces were located here, during the Second World War bunkers were built. Nowadays, the castle belongs to the city government, there are a registry office, a music school and a restaurant "Coinyard", inside you can see furniture, dining sets and tapestries of the XVII - XVIII centuries. Exhibitions and seminars are also held in the castle and park.