Bentheim Castle is an early medieval hill castle in Bad Bentheim, Lower Saxony, Germany. The castle is first mentioned in the 11th century under the name binithem.
Bentheim Castle
Burg Bentheim by Jacob van Ruisdael (1653)
Burg Bentheim by Jacob van Ruisdael (second version)
The Pulverturm (Gunpowder Tower)
Bad Bentheim is a town in the southwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany, in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim on the borders of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Netherlands roughly 15 km south of Nordhorn and 20 km northeast of Enschede. It is a state-recognized thermal brine and sulphur spa town, hence the designation Bad (“Bath”). Also to be found in Bad Bentheim is the castle Burg Bentheim, the town's emblem.
Bad Bentheim with its castle
Tower (the Pulverturm) of Burg Bentheim
Bentheim Castle painted by Jacob Ruisdael in 1653
Castle walls with Pulverturm – or “Powder Tower” behind