Cappenberg Castle

Cappenberg Castle is a former Premonstratensian monastery, Cappenberg Abbey in Cappenberg, a part of Selm, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It stands on an elevation, the Cappenberg, near Lünen and Werne, and is a vantage point offering views over the eastern Ruhrgebiet.

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: former monastery in west Germany
Also known as: “Kloster Cappenberg”, “Schloss Cappenberg”, and “Schloß Kappenberg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lünen Hauptbahnhof and St. Marien.

Lünen Hauptbahnhof

Railway station

Photo: Markus Schweiß, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lünen Hauptbahnhof is a railway station located north of central Lünen on the outskirts of Nordlünen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lünen Hauptbahnhof is situated 4 km south of Cappenberg Castle.

St. Marien

Church

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St. Marien is a church, which is situated 4 km south of Cappenberg Castle.

Stadtbücherei Lünen

Library

Photo: Vattigustav, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stadtbücherei Lünen is a library, which is situated 4 km south of Cappenberg Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cappenberg and Lünen.

Cappenberg

Village

Photo: Mbdortmund, GFDL.

Cappenberg is a village.

Lünen

Town

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Lünen is a town with around 86000 inhabitants in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located north of Dortmund, on both banks of the River Lippe. It is the largest town of the Unna district and part of the Ruhr Area. Lünen is situated 4 km south of Cappenberg Castle.