Only a few kilometres from Münster lies the romantic Haus Rüschhaus. The famous poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff lived here for 20 years and wrote successful works during this time. Haus Rüschhaus is surrounded by baroque gardens.
Tour information
- You can view the grounds from the outside at any time.
- Visits to the ‘Droste Welten’ permanent exhibition are available during the stated opening hours.
History information
Haus Rüschhaus was built between 1745 and 1749. With Haus Rüschhaus, the Westphalian baroque master Johann Conrad Schlaun created his own country residence on an old farmstead. The house combines features of rural, representative and stately architecture both inside and out. Schlaun gave the island of the moats a clear form, and the kitchen garden and ornamental garden were symmetrically constructed in the Baroque style.
After her father's death, the author Anette von Droste-Hülshoff moved into the Rüschhaus house with her sister and mother. The small baroque house is about 5 km from Hülshoff Castle, the house where Anette von Droste-Hülshoff was born. Anette von Droste-Hülshoff lived in the mezzanine of the house from 1826 to 1846. In her time, the kitchen garden had gone wild and was only later replanted as a baroque garden according to Schlaun's plans.
