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Isselburg
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Castles
Photo by Tuxyso, license: CC BY-SA 3.0
Isselburg is a small town in the Borken district of the Lower Rhine, situated very close to the Dutch border in the flat landscape of the Münsterland and Lower Rhine. The town's chief attraction is Wasserburg Anholt, a privately owned Baroque moated castle that is considered one of the most beautiful and historically important in North Rhine-Westphalia. Still the seat of the Princes of Salm-Salm, the castle houses magnificent collections of paintings, furnishings, weapons and porcelain accumulated over centuries, and is surrounded by a 35-hectare landscape park with an impressive rose garden. Guided tours are available in season, and the park is open to visitors. The broader area around Isselburg is excellent cycling country, with the Dutch border and the historic Rhine towns of Emmerich and Rees just a short ride away.
Wasserburg AnholtSalm-Salm collectionsDutch border
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Things to Do
- •Take a guided tour of Wasserburg Anholt, the privately owned Baroque moated castle with magnificent art and furnishing collections
- •Walk through the 35-hectare castle park at Anholt, including the famous rose garden and the moat landscape
- •Cycle from Isselburg across the Dutch border into the Achterhoek region of the Netherlands on flat, quiet cycling routes
- •Visit the historic town of Rees on the Rhine, a charming small town with complete medieval town walls, 20 km south
- •Explore the Rhine town of Emmerich, with its famous suspension bridge and a pleasant riverside walk, 25 km north
- •Discover the Moyland Castle near Bedburg-Hau, a major neo-Gothic moated castle with a Joseph Beuys collection, 30 km north
Nearby Attractions
- Moyland Castle — a stunning neo-Gothic moated castle with the world's largest Joseph Beuys art collection, 30 km north
- Rees am Rhein — a charming medieval Rhine town with one of Germany's most intact small town wall circuits, 20 km south
- Doetinchem (Netherlands) — a pleasant Dutch market town just across the border with a weekly market and local museum
- Xanten — a Roman archaeological park with a reconstructed amphitheatre and Gothic cathedral town on the Rhine, 40 km south
- Kalkar — a medieval market town with an astonishing carved altarpiece in the Nikolaikirche church, 30 km north
Monthly Weather
January
5°/0°
Least crowded
65mm
Mild and grey. The Lower Rhine in winter is flat and quiet.
Quiet winter. Castle tours don't run in winter.
February
6°/0°
Least crowded
55mm
Still cool. Some brighter days begin.
Still cool. Good for the cycling routes into the Netherlands.
March
10°/2°
60mm
Early spring. The castle park begins to wake up.
The castle park opens for the season.
April
14°/5°
60mm
Fresh and pleasant. The rose garden starts to prepare for the season.
Good for the castle and cycling. The rose garden wakes up.
May
18°/9°
Best weather
65mm
Warm and green. The castle park and cycling routes are excellent.
Excellent. The park is lush and the tours run daily.
June
21°/12°
Best weather
70mm
Warm and settled. The rose garden is in full bloom.
One of the best months. The rose garden is in full bloom.
July
23°/14°
80mm
Warmest month. The castle tours and park are at their best.
Warmest. The castle and park are at their most beautiful.
August
23°/14°
Best weather
75mm
Warm and pleasant. The Lower Rhine cycling is at its peak.
Warm and excellent for cycling and castle visits.
September
19°/11°
70mm
Mild and clear. A great month for castle and cycling.
Ideal. Mild and quiet.
October
14°/7°
70mm
Autumn colour in the castle park. Quieter and beautiful.
Autumn colour in the castle park.
November
8°/3°
Least crowded
75mm
Grey and damp. The castle closes tours until spring.
Castle tours finish. Good for cycling only.
December
5°/0°
70mm
Mild and grey. The Lower Rhine is peaceful in winter.
Quiet winter. The area is peaceful.
Best weatherLeast crowded