in the years 1219 and/or 1234 it appears as church village. in this transition of the high middle ages to the late middle ages the noble gentlemen of ibbenbüren, that is the abbot of herford and the counts of tecklenburg, possessed basic rule in the place. to this time ibbenbüren belonged to the diocese of osnabrück. during this time the castle of ibbenbüren was built by the noble gentlemen of ibbenbüren starting from 1150. last remainder of this castle are the remnants of the heath tower in the proximity of the aasee.