Husen Castle (Syburg)
For the castle of the same name in Baden-Wurttemberg, see Husen Castle (Hausach).
| Burg Husen | |
|---|---|
| Dortmund-Syburg | |
 Tower house of Husen House | |
  Burg Husen | |
| Coordinates | 51°25′08″N 7°30′19″E / 51.418997°N 7.505265°ECoordinates: 51°25′08″N 7°30′19″E / 51.418997°N 7.505265°E |
| Type | Ortslage |
| Code | DE-NW |
| Height | Height missing, see template documentation |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Wohnturm |
| Site history | |
| Built | vermutlich 13. Jahrhundert |
Husen Castle (Burg Husen) is a medieval tower house of a castle in the Dortmund borough of Syburg in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The origins of the site go back to the 13th century. The present shape of the tower house dates to the 17th century. It is included in the monument inden of the city of Dortmund as a listed building.[1]
The estate with its pastures and stands of trees that belongs to Syburg is about 7,000 m² in area and lies in the triangle formed by the cities of Dortmund, Schwerte and Hagen.
The Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (VCP) of Westphalia Land took over the castle in 1984 and uses it as a youth holiday home with and youth campsite.
External links
- Information by the VCP of Westphalia Land on Husen Castle
- Information by the NRW foundation on Husen Castle
References
- ↑ Nr. A 0530. "Denkmalliste der Stadt Dortmund" (PDF). dortmund.de – Das Dortmunder Stadtportal. Denkmalbehörde der Stadt Dortmund. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2014-06-15. – Größe: 180 kB
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