Amelunxen Castle

The small village around Schloss Amelunxen was first mentioned in 811 in a document by Charlemagne. The existence of a manor farm at this time is considered certain. The Lords of Amelunxen were first mentioned in 1147; they were vassals of the Abbot of Corvey. A knight's seat of the family has been documented since 1239, but it is unclear whether this was a predecessor building of the castle. During the Thirty Years' War, both the castle and the village were repeatedly plundered and burned. In 1718, the complex was sold to the Prince-Bishop of Paderborn, Baron Franz Arnold von Wolff-Metternich zur Gracht. The castle is now privately owned.

The stone building with gabled bay windows, a high hip roof, and a pointed-gabled dormer was built in 1554. The builders were the brothers Gerd and Ludolf von Amelunxen. The apartments are arranged symmetrically. In the middle of the 19th century, a gable was added. At the same time, one of the two staircases inside was removed and the common hall on the upper floor was divided. The building has portals with tracery, to which a two-flight open staircase with a wide landing leads. Coats of arms are placed above the portals.