Schloss Wittringen

Description

Schloss Wittringen, also known as Haus Wittringen, is a moated castle in the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Gladbeck on the south-western edge of the Wittringen leisure centre. Its roots go back to the 13th century.

Once a knight's seat of the Vest Recklinghausen, it has seen many different owners over the course of its history, including the von Brabeck, von Oeffte and von Vittinghoff-Schell families. Today, the estate is owned by the town and is home to a museum and a restaurant. It has been a listed building since 1984