Gemen Castle

Borken, Germany

The beautiful water castle of Gemen near Borken was founded probably in the 9th or 10th century. The first document dates from 1274. The current appearance is a result of five essential reconstruction phases. Since 1946, the castle has been used as a youth camp under the guidance of the diocese of Münster.

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I SPEND A FEW NIGHTS ABOUT 60 YEARS AGO, UNFORGETTABE.


Address

Freiheit 24, Borken, Germany
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Details

Founded: 13th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Germany
Historical period: Habsburg Dynasty (Germany)

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www.borken.de

Rating

4.3/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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Stephanie (11 months ago)
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Elisa (2 years ago)
I was here from school, very interesting place with no shops lol. The staff here is very nice and helpful. The mattresses are a bit too narrow and you lie half in a crack in the bed. There is no soap or towels in the room and they are very small. The food is very tasty and you can help yourself. Sparkling water would be nice and maybe thicker toilet paper biiiiitttteee. Nevertheless, I would always come back for a school event. The class team members are very well trained and very kind and cooperative. Greetings to Ralf and Leonie
H T (2 years ago)
I was here with my school from Groenlo, NL in 1973. A lovely place and lovely time.
Fenja willert (2 years ago)
The food was good and so was the program. The only thing missing was hand soap in the bathroom, the pillows are debatable as they weren't exactly comfortable. Unfortunately there were a lot of mosquitoes in the rooms when you came back from the program. Otherwise the staff was extremely friendly I would come again.
Rezy_trf (2 years ago)
Proper juice shop Jail-like food and the staff isn't particularly friendly either. There is no soap in the rooms either, and the toilet paper was also saved. The pillows appear to be designed to get as little sleep as possible, as they are very hard and don't particularly adjust to a sleeping position. The best thing about the trip to said castle was the rooms in the newly renovated house. Unfortunately, nothing more positive can be said.
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