The Clemenswerth Castle is just east of Sögel in the Emsland.
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background
The castle, one of the main works of the North German Baroque, was built under the Wittelsbach prince Clemens August, who is not only Elector and Prince Archbishop of Colognebut at the same time bishop of Hildesheim, Paderborn, Muenster, Osnabrück and previously Bishop of regensburg was, in the remote hunting grounds of Niederstift Münster from 1737 to 1746 according to plans by the architect Johann Conrad Schlaun (from which Augustusburg Castle in Bruehl (Rhineland) originates), erected as a cross-shaped two-storey building on a circular castle square. Eight axes in the shape of a hunting star emanate from the palace square, between which eight pavilions are set, one of which is a church (St. Hubertus Court Chapel) with an attached Capuchin monastery, which is still active. The buildings have a uniform design made of bricks and are structured with ashlar. The original equipment of the system has been preserved.
The semicircular curved one is on the way to Sögel Stables. At the end of the line of sight from the monastery there is a small one Gloriette. The castle is surrounded by a 42 hectare park with a pond, in the park the monastery garden with mighty yew hedges.
The castle, which came to the Dukes of Arenberg in 1803, has belonged to the forestry company of Arenberg-Meppen GmbH since 1928 and is now part of the Emsland district.
getting there
The castle is in the immediate vicinity of Sögel and can be reached like this place. The access road is signposted in Sögel (address: Clemenswerth 2).
mobility
Car park south of the castle in the park (access via Clemens-August-Straße).
Tourist Attractions
The castle and its park form the Emslandmuseum Schloss Clemenswerth (Tel. 05952/9323 - 25).
In the pavilions there will be exhibitions on Clemens August and the Teutonic Order. on baroque hunting, porcelain, Strasbourg faience and contemporary ceramics.
Opening times: March: 11 am to 4 pm, April to October 10 am to 6 pm, closed on Mondays (except on public holidays).
kitchen
- restaurant in the former game cellar of the Osnabrück pavilion (60 indoor and 80 outdoor seats, reservations required in the evening). Open daily except Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tel. 49 59 52 887, on the Internet: www.schlosskeller-clemenswerth.com.
accommodation
trips
See the article Sögel.
