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Lünen - Schloss Schwansbell 01

The castle was built in its present form in the years 1872 to 1875 by Wilhelm von Westerholt with two octagonal towers. Previously, it has been demonstrated in use since 1187 as a knight's seat of the Lords of Schwansbell. In 1929 the city acquired Lünen the castle, which was 1934, the Hitlerjugend. Later the buildings were used as an orphanage.

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