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Located in Bad Bentheim, Lower Saxony, Germany, Bentheim Castle is a hill castle from the early Middle Ages. The castle was initially recorded under the name Binithem in the eleventh century. The castle was constructed on a protrusion of Bentheim sandstone, which served as both a valuable export commodity and a source of building materials. The final remnant of the neighboring Teutoburger forest is this Bentheimer Höhenrücken. It is strategically located to build a castle because of its elevation position in an otherwise fairly flat environment, which offers a good perspective. The castle was built on the ruins of an earlier refuge castle, but nothing is known about its early history. Otto von Northeim is listed as the castle-owner in a document from 1020. Herzog Lothar von Süpplinburg, also known as Lothar III, and Heinrich V battled in 1116, and the castle was totally destroyed. Otto von Salm, the brother-in-law of the victorious Lothar III, quickly rebuild the castle in stone, and his wife Gertrud von Northeim lived there. She is identified as comitissa de Benetheim in 1050, making her the first known member of the Counts of Bentheim. Otto von Rheineck and the Bishop of Utrecht fought each other in 1146 over control of Twente. After Otto and his knights were routed close to Ootmarsum, the castle became a property of the Diocese of Utrecht, and the Bishop claimed the palace and chapel for his own use until 1190. Otto II von Salm-Rheineck, son of Otto and sole heir, attempted to retake the castle but was captured by Hermann von Stahleck in 1148. The independent county continued to cause problems for the bishops of Münster and Utrecht, who most famously attacked the castle in 1374. In 1421, the term Grafen von Bentheim was first used. The County of Bentheim gains political independence in 1486 when Graf Eberwin II receives a fee from Frederick III. The Burg reflects this in 1489, and the Pulverturm-building begin between 1588 and 1593. The Prince of Bentheim-Steinfurt, who resides at Steinfurt Castle, is still the owner of the castle. Some of his siblings live there, and it serves as a family museum that is accessible to the general public. #History #Architecture #Castles

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