Husen Castle (Syburg)

For the castle of the same name in Baden-Wurttemberg, see Husen Castle (Hausach).

Husen Castle (Burg Husen) is a medieval tower house of a castle in the Dortmund borough of Syburg in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Burg Husen
Haus Husen
Dortmund-Syburg
Tower house of Husen House
Site information
Code	DE-NW
Location
Burg Husen Show map of North Rhine-Westphalia Burg Husen Show map of Germany
Coordinates	51°25′08″N 7°30′19″E
Site history
Built	13th century

The origins of the site go back to the 13th century. The present shape of the tower house dates to the 17th century. It is included in the monument inden of the city of Dortmund as a listed building.^[1]

The estate with its pastures and stands of trees that belongs to Syburg is about 7,000 m² in area and lies in the triangle formed by the cities of Dortmund, Schwerte and Hagen.

The Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder (VCP) of Westphalia Land took over the castle in 1984 and uses it as a youth holiday home with and youth campsite.

External links

• Information by the VCP of Westphalia Land on Husen Castle
• Information by the NRW foundation on Husen Castle