Bladenhorst Castle

In 1338, Rötger Düngelen made the castle available to the Duchy of Cleves to use in the event of war.

[1] Since the 16th of February 2006 the Bank "Sparkasse Vest" became the owner of the castle, having administered it for three years - at auction a sum of 800,000 Euros was paid, much less than the minimum bid of 1.4 million euros, nevertheless the sale was closed since the organisation had already made much investment in the building.

In April 2007, the castle was transferred into the private possession of a person from Dortmund.

Later the Rhine-Herne canal was built to replacing the original, this lies north of the castle.

The character of the land surrounding is mostly damp lowland forest and heath.