Citadel Ludgerusburg

After the Thirty Years' War and the occupation of Coesfeld by Hessian troops until 1652, Prince-Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen intended to develop Coesfeld into his residential city. From 1655, the Ludgerusburg was built in the north of the city, complementing the already strengthened fortifications. The citadel had a square layout with four bastions, each bearing a cavalier, and was surrounded by a moat. A lower wall, the Fausse-Braie, protected the curtain walls and flanks. Ravelins and demi-lunes were located in the moat to protect the blind spots. The necessary lands were expropriated and citizens compensated.