Tecklenburg Castle | |
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Tecklenburg | |
Coordinates | 52°13′11″N 07°48′35″E / 52.21972°N 7.80972°E |
Type | hill castle |
Code | DE-NW |
Height | 170 m above sea level (NN) |
Site information | |
Condition | ruin |
Site history | |
Built | c. 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.