![]() Ĭount Friedrich (Arnsberg) built another predecessor fortification. ![]() One of these, the Wifilisburg, was defended during the 9th and 10th centuries against the Hungarians. History Wewelsburg, also seen from the Alme valley Aerial view Eastern wing with access-bridge Inner courtyard Earlier structures (The youth hostel is one of the largest in Germany.) The castle today hosts the Historical Museum of the Prince Bishopric of Paderborn and the Wewelsburg 1933–1945 Memorial Museum. In 1950, the castle reopened as a museum and youth hostel. Īfter 1941, plans were developed to enlarge it to be the so-called "Centre of the World". After 1934 it was used by the SS under Heinrich Himmler, and was to be expanded into a complex which would serve as the central SS cult-site. The castle has a triangular layout, with three round towers connected by massive walls. Wewelsburg ( German pronunciation: ) is a Renaissance castle located in the village of Wewelsburg, which is a district of the town of Büren, Westphalia, in the Landkreis of Paderborn in the northeast of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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