Bergfeld Castle

The Düsseldorf entrepreneur Hugo von Gahlen commissioned the castle's construction in 1900, after acquiring the surrounding Franzosenwald forest. Architect Max Wöhler designed the building, which today forms the western part of the estate. An expansion followed in 1911 to make it suitable as a permanent family residence. Three years later, in 1914, a separate building with a bowling alley was added. Von Gahlen resided at the castle until his death in 1938. It remained in the possession of his descendants, the von Berghes family, until 1998. During World War II, it temporarily served as the headquarters for the General Staff of the VII Army.