Landgoed Poelwijk

Gendt, Netherlands, Netherlands

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Landgoed Poelwijk is a historic estate and former castle south of Gendt in the Netherlands' Gelderland province, featuring a preserved 15th-century residential tower that served as the gatehouse to the original structure.

First documented in 1441 as a Gelders fief under the Collart family, the main castle vanished by the 16th century after renovations and damages from storms and wars, leaving only the moat and tower, which was converted into a residence around 1702 by Johan Maurits van de Poll.

Donated to the Friends of Geldersche Kasteelen Foundation in 1959 and restored after excavations revealed foundations of two towers, the estate has been privately owned by the Meijaard family since 1981, transformed into an ecological oasis with gardens, orchards, and rare trees, open occasionally for public events.