| Gimborn Castle | |
|---|---|
| Near Gimborn Marienheide, Oberbergischer Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
Gimborn Castle |
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| Coordinates | |
| Built | 1273 |
| Built by | Duke of Berg |
| Construction materials |
Quarrystone |
| Height | 278 m |
| In use | Until |
| Current condition |
All parts receive |
| Current owner |
International Police Association |
| Open to the public |
No |
| Controlled by | International Police Association |
Gimborn Castle (German: Schloss Gimborn) is a former moated castle situated in a remote valley of the upper Leppe in the municipality of Marienheide in the Oberbergischer Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
The '"castle Gimborn'" is a castle in the district Gimborn of the municipality Marienheide in Oberbergischen Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. A neighbouring castle Gimborner of districts are Boinghausen in the north, Jedinghausen in the east, Erlinghagen in the south, Unterlichtinghagen in the west
Former water castle lies in the upper Leppe valley. It was pledged in 1273 from county Berg to the county Mark and in 1631 a Residenz in the county Gimborn Neustadt of the House of Schwarzenberg. Since 1874 the castle has belonged to the Barons von Fürstenberg zu Gimborn.
Since 1969 the castle serves as a conference site and meeting place for the International Police Association. Once a year the castle opens his doors to the Schützenfest of the Gimborn Saint Sebastianus Schützenverein.