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 across the eastern fringes of the Ruhr area agglomeration.

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”
Address: Schloßberg 1, Selm, 59379

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Johannes Evangelist and Lünen Hauptbahnhof.

St. Johannes Evangelist

Church

Photo: Mbdortmund, GFDL.

St. Johannes Evangelist is a Catholic parish church in Cappenberg, now part of Selm, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was formerly the abbey church of Cappenberg Abbey built in Romanesque style.

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

Photo: Vuk, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Marien is a church, 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

Photo: Selisky, CC BY 2.5.

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.