Scheventorf Castle

The history of Scheventorf Castle is linked to the Scheventorf family, which appears in documents from the Osnabrück region since the mid-13th century. In 1365, the castle was sold to Ludwig von Hake. The von Hake family, originally from the Haking estate and serving the Bishops of Osnabrück, shaped the complex. In 1552, Johann von Hake and his wife erected the current Renaissance building. After Johann's death in 1628, ownership passed to his daughter Agnes Josina and her husband Bernhard Jakob von Henderson. In 1662, his son Bernhard Johann Jakob sold the castle to Georg Christoph von Hammerstein, who in turn ceded it to Prince-Bishop Ernst August I of Osnabrück in 1664 to expand his lands around Iburg Castle. Until secularization in 1803, the castle remained in the possession of the Diocese of Osnabrück and subsequently became state property.