Tecklenburg Castle

Tecklenburg Castle
Tecklenburg
The Mauritz Gate at Tecklenburg. In the centre of the coat of arms is Minerva, the tutelary goddess of the counts of Tecklenburg.
Tecklenburg Castle is located in Germany
Tecklenburg Castle
Coordinates52°13′11″N 07°48′35″E / 52.21972°N 7.80972°E / 52.21972; 7.80972
Typehill castle
CodeDE-NW
Height170 m above sea level (NN)
Site information
Conditionruin
Site history
Builtc. 1100

Tecklenburg Castle (German: Burg Tecklenburg), or simply the Tecklenburg, is a ruined castle and venue for the Tecklenburg Open-Air Theatre in the eponymous town of Tecklenburg in the county of Steinfurt in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was once the seat of the rulers of the County of Tecklenburg.