Lippspringe Castle (Ruin) (Bad Lippspringe)

Lippspringe Castle is the ruin of a moated castle next to the Lippe spring in the spa park of the town of Bad Lippspringe in the district of Paderborn in North Rhine-Westphalia.

In 1312, the castle was first mentioned as being in the possession of the Paderborn Cathedral Chapter.

In 1482, the castle was refortified after numerous sieges and damages. It was significantly damaged during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), largely destroyed during the Seven Years' War (1756–1763), and subsequently abandoned. From 1785 to 1829, many walls were demolished and the moats filled in.

The castle was inhabited by burgmannen (castle knights). Important burgmann families included the von Westphalen, who had one of their main residences here from 1350, the von Elmeringshausen, and later the von Haxthausen.