Linn Castle (Krefeld)

Around 1740, Elector Clemens August had the bailiff's office of Linn Castle converted into a hunting lodge, though he rarely used it. By the end of the 18th century, it was inhabited by Linn's chief bailiff, von Otten. In 1806, the Krefeld silk manufacturer Isaak de Greiff acquired the entire castle complex, including the hunting lodge, the tithe barn, and the surrounding land. He used the castle as a summer residence and hunting lodge. His son, Johann Philipp de Greiff, inherited the property and settled there with his family. His daughter, Marianne Rhodius, née de Greiff, grew up here and lived in the hunting lodge until her death in 1902. After World War I, Justice Councillor Gustav Schelleckes, as co-heir and co-administrator of Marianne Rhodius' estate, moved into the hunting lodge.