Grä iche Allianz Arnsberg-Mark e.V. Association for living history The Motte in Neuenrade-Kuentrop One attraction of the exhibition “AufRuhr1225” at the LWL Museum for Archaeology in Herne was the carefully reconstructed medieval wooden tower house (“motte”) typical for castles on the rivers Rhein and Ruhr in the 13th century. Amongst other cities Neuenrade applied to give this tower a permanent home once the exhibition ended. The proposed location in Neuenrade-Kuentrop lies close to the historical moated castle “Gevern”. This is why the museum finally decided upon Neuenrade. On short notice the deconstruction in Herne had to be organized, the final location details to be clarified and the building permit arranged before the reconstruction could start. This was quite a unique task for the carpenters and an impressively sized puzzle. Inaugurated in September 2013, the motte is a reminiscent of the former border between the medieval counties of Arnsberg and Mark and the moated castle “Gevern”. Gevern is the old name of a manor (Haupthof) and its farmyards and a medieval administrative centre of impressive size covering parts of today’s municipal areas of Balve, Werdohl, Neuenrade and Altena. Gevern castle overlooked not only the county borderline but also the crossing of two medieval roads, the west-east one coming from Cologne and the northsouth one leading to Frankfurt.
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We hope our visitors have an enjoyable experience reminding us of our medieval history.