The parish church dedicated to St. Dorothy was probably erected by the end of the 15th century. In the end of the 16th century a bell tower was added to the nave. It was renovated and partially transformed at the beginning of the 19th and 20th centuries. The interior is decorated with a renaissance polychrome from the mid 16th century and with a mannerist one form the mid-17th century. The chapel is among the oldest of the corner joining wooden churches.
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Kakesbeck is one of the largest medieval fortifications in Münsterland and the oldest castle in Lüdinghausen. The imposingly grown complex originated in 1120 as a motte, a small hilltop tower castle. After numerous changes of ownership, the castle was extended onto two islands, but it was not until the 14th century that it underwent significant alterations and extensions under the von Oer family. The estate experienced its heyday in the middle of the 18th century, when it covered an area of almost one square kilometre and consisted of five further outer castles in addition to the core castle, which were secured by ramparts and moats.
The well-maintained condition of the castle today is thanks to the late Wilfried Grewing, the former lord of the castle. The foundation named after him has been particularly committed to preserving the property since 2020.