Germany · Still standing
Schaumburg Castle, Lower Saxony
Schaumburg Castle (Burg Schaumburg) is a historic castle above the town of Rinteln in the district of Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Long owned by the princely family of Schaumburg-Lippe, it was returned to the prince by Emperor Wilhelm II in 1907 and remained a private residence until a 2022 change of ownership.
Its prime
1907
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1907
What Schaumburg Castle, Lower Saxony looked like in its prime.
Perched on a wooded hill above the Weser valley and the town of Rinteln, the castle forms a compact complex of interlinked masonry buildings and roofs visible as a distinctive silhouette against the valley. The ensemble presents multiple rooflines and tower silhouettes rising above curtain walls and terraces, with an access drive/approach from the valley; facades are stone or rendered masonry and the whole site appears as a complete, inhabited princely residence in its prime.
Its story
The story of Schaumburg Castle, Lower Saxony.
Schaumburg Castle stands above the town of Rinteln in Lower Saxony, in the district of Schaumburg to which it gave its name. Long the property of the princely family of Schaumburg-Lippe, it was returned to the prince by Emperor Wilhelm II in 1907 and remained a private residence of the house into the 21st century, latterly under Alexander, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe.
In 2022 the castle was acquired from the Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe by the entrepreneur Pieter Haitsma Mulier and his wife Vanessa, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, closing more than a century of renewed princely ownership that had begun with the 1907 restitution.
Step inside
1 places to explore in 1907.
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Clans who held Schaumburg Castle, Lower Saxony.
The families that held Schaumburg Castle, Lower Saxony for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Schaumburg-Lippe
Long held by the princely House of Schaumburg-Lippe; restored to the prince by Wilhelm II in 1907 and held until sold in 2022.
