In the wider regional surroundings of Dinklage are Lage Abbey, Börstel and Börstel Abbey Church. For travellers interested in culture and religious heritage, this area is a natural thematic point of reference.
You can rent a holiday apartment in Dinklage.
Landscape
The area surrounding Dinklage includes Grevingsberg, Bullenberg, Windberg and Kokenberg.
Dinklage is situated in the Dinklage Basin, a broad lowland between the Damme Hills, the Ankumer Heights and the Cloppenburg Geest. The varied landscape is structured by numerous rows of trees and hedgerows.
Culture
Burg Dinklage is home to St. Scholastika Abbey. The foundations of the castle date from the 15th century, and a system of moats has been preserved on the grounds.
Clemens August von Galen, later a cardinal known as the “Lion of Münster”, was born at Burg Dinklage in 1878.
Burg Dinklage is described as the oldest and one of the most significant moated castles in the Oldenburg Münsterland region. The preserved Dietrichsburg is part of the city’s historic castle landscape.
Experiences
At Burg Dinklage, visitors are invited to go for walks, spend some quiet time, visit the monastery café and attend services in the abbey church. These options suit travel interests that combine walks, quiet time and church services.
For further orientation: Goldenstedt, Visbek, Bakum, Damme, Lohne, Vechta, Holdorf, Steinfeld.