Nordkirchen Castle

Schloss Nordkirchen
Main building from the South
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
General information
LocationSchloß 1, 59394 Nordkirchen, Germany, Nordkirchen, Germany
Coordinates51°43′57.36″N 7°32′1.32″E / 51.7326000°N 7.5337000°E / 51.7326000; 7.5337000
Year built1703-1734
OwnerState of Nordrhein-Westfalen
Design and construction
ArchitectsGottfried Laurenz Pictorius, Peter Pictorius the Younger, and Johann Conrad Schlaun
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Schloss Nordkirchen is a palace situated in the town of Nordkirchen in the Coesfeld administrative district in the state of North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. The schloss was largely built between 1703 and 1734 and is known as the "Versailles of Westphalia" since it is the largest of the fully or partly moated Wasserschlösser in that region. It was originally one of the residences of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.

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