Nordkirchen Castle

Schloss Nordkirchen
Main building from the South
Nordkirchen Castle is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Nordkirchen Castle
Location within North Rhine-Westphalia
General information
AddressSchloß 1, 59394 Nordkirchen, Germany
Town or cityNordkirchen
CountryGermany
Coordinates51°43′57.36″N 7°32′1.32″E / 51.7326000°N 7.5337000°E / 51.7326000; 7.5337000
Year(s) built1703-1734
OwnerState of Nordrhein-Westfalen
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gottfried Laurenz Pictorius, Peter Pictorius the Younger, and Johann Conrad Schlaun
Overhead view
Northern front of Schloss Nordkirchen, facing parterres
Map of Nordkirchen Castle

Schloss Nordkirchen is a palace situated in the town of Nordkirchen in the Coesfeld administrative district in the state of North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. The schloss was largely built between 1703 and 1734 and is known as the "Versailles of Westphalia" since it is the largest of the fully or partly moated Wasserschlösser in that region. It was originally one of the residences of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster.