Holte Castle
The castle Holte is a hunting castle from the 17th century in the East Westphalian castle Holte-Stukenbrock in Gütersloh district in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Story
Already in the 14th century, a fortress was built in the east of the Holter Forest, the Haus Holte. In 1556 it was completely destroyed by Bernhard VIII Count of Lippe the Count Johann III and Countess Sabina Katharina von Rietberg and Ostfriesland built the Wasserschloss as a hunting castle on these foundations in the years 1608-1616. The final completion, however, took place only in 1664. In the 19th century, some modifications were added.
In the hunting lock, especially in the years 1845 to 1847, there is a repeated meeting of an influential political circle of friends, the so-called Holterkreis. This circle included, among others, Julius Meyer, Hoffmann of Fallersleben, Otto Lüning, Rudolf Rempel and Hermann Kriege.
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