During last Christmas time (2013), WDR Köln aired "Die 40 beliebtesten Schlösser und Burgen in Nordrhein-Westfalen." Awesome!!! This is where I resorted my list, and decided that my main concentration would be just within just NRW. One of the beautiful Burg's they reviewed was Burg Vischering. This immediately bubbled to the top of my list. It just so happens that the area where this Burg is situated in Lüdinghausen gives way to 2 other Burgs! This Burg was founded in the 13th Century, and if I got it right it was built due to a feud in the area. One might say....it was a Burg building competition!
This Wasserburg was surprised me. It's actually quite smaller than I thought it would be, but is quite beautiful. The inside of the actual Burg offers some historical information, and artifacts, but not so much. It does offer a small cafe outside, and a...art gallery! Surprise! That particular day, I found myself on a 2 hour journey through the pieces of Josef Wedewer. He was born in Lüdinghausen, and boy did he put me through such an interesting ride. But his pieces went from pencil/pen sketches of trees...to crazy expressionism - Van Gogh like - it was crazy, but quite interesting. So interesting fun fact..Wedewer's son actually manages the art museum at..Schloss Morsbroich in Leverkusen!!! So with that..here are my pictures from my visit (March 2014) to Burg Vischering, and Burg Lüdinghausen (the Volkshochschule/art museum).
Now if you are wondering ...where is the 3rd Burg? It was Wasserburg Wolfsberg, and the only thing that's left of it is it's building which lies now on a normal street, and blends in with the other houses. I didnt go to that one! eeep! But you can!
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| Burg Vischering Berenbrock 1, 59348 Lüdinghausen, Germany |
Exploring Lüdinghausen makes for a nice Sunday afternoon. I give this experience a 9.4/10!
Definitely another must see!
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