Although the building was designed as a palatial residence, by the end of the 18th century Beck Castle had become a distillery for schnaps. It came into the possession of the Metternich family around 1850.
Despite the Second World War the castle remained intact, and in 1958 the Hibernia Mining Society bought the property. However, Hibernia was only interested in the grounds, and offered the castle building to all interested parties for free. Because of the responsibility and the expense of maintaining it, nobody wanted to acquire it until 1966, when a certain Karl Kuchenbäcker bought it. Because of years of neglect, the castle had to be completely restored, and to provide money for the restoration Kuchenbäcker opened it to the public.
Following Kuchenbäcker's death (on 28 December 2004), his family put the castle and amusement park up for sale. It is now a protected historical monument.
The amusement parkedit
Beck Castle is very popular with people in the surrounding area, especially for children from 3 to 14 years, because this small theme park is not well known and is rarely overcrowded. For the locals, it is a place to go with the family to enjoy the peace and quiet and to let the children play safely. The park management offers Christmas parties and weddings in large public rooms, as well as nightly dances and recitations. Beck's moated castle, which is a baroque architectural monument in Westphalia, include a haunted cellar.[1]
schloss, beck, beck, castle, baroque, castle, bottrop, germany, planned, built, maison, plaisance, between, 1766, 1777, johann, conrad, schlaun, currently, amusement, park, beck, castleentrance, area, forecourt, contents, history, amusement, park, references, . Schloss Beck Beck Castle is a Baroque castle in Bottrop Germany planned and built as a maison de plaisance between 1766 and 1777 by Johann Conrad Schlaun It is currently run as an amusement park Beck CastleEntrance area and forecourt of Schloss Beck Contents 1 History 2 The amusement park 3 References 4 External linksHistory editAlthough the building was designed as a palatial residence by the end of the 18th century Beck Castle had become a distillery for schnaps It came into the possession of the Metternich family around 1850 Despite the Second World War the castle remained intact and in 1958 the Hibernia Mining Society bought the property However Hibernia was only interested in the grounds and offered the castle building to all interested parties for free Because of the responsibility and the expense of maintaining it nobody wanted to acquire it until 1966 when a certain Karl Kuchenbacker bought it Because of years of neglect the castle had to be completely restored and to provide money for the restoration Kuchenbacker opened it to the public Following Kuchenbacker s death on 28 December 2004 his family put the castle and amusement park up for sale It is now a protected historical monument The amusement park editBeck Castle is very popular with people in the surrounding area especially for children from 3 to 14 years because this small theme park is not well known and is rarely overcrowded For the locals it is a place to go with the family to enjoy the peace and quiet and to let the children play safely The park management offers Christmas parties and weddings in large public rooms as well as nightly dances and recitations Beck s moated castle which is a baroque architectural monument in Westphalia include a haunted cellar 1 The attractions include Wendy house Bumper cars Adventure simulator Trampolines Horse drawn carriages A diorama with 1000 moving figures in the castle A haunted basement Railroad Nature studies path Cart track Playground Big wheel Swing boats Electric race track for horses Places for barbecues Paddle and rowing boats Carousel with aeroplanes Roller coasterReferences edit Parkscout Redaktion Schloss Beck www parkscout de in German Retrieved 2020 07 28 External links edit in German Schloss Beck web page51 36 48 N 6 58 41 E 51 61333 N 6 97806 E 51 61333 6 97806 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schloss Beck amp oldid 970334555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
