Old Bernsau
| Old Bernsau | |
|---|---|
| Creation time : | 12th century |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, small remains of the wall |
| Standing position : | Knight |
| Place: | Overath |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 57 '6.8 " N , 7 ° 18' 54.7" E |
Alt-Bernsau Castle was the first seat of the Knights of Bernsau . Today the abandoned Niederungsburg has crumbled apart from a few remains of the wall. It was located in the Aggertal northeast of Overath in the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia .
Alt-Bernsau was one of eight knight seats in Overath. There was also Auelburg, Großbernsau , zur Moelen, Vilkerode, Steynhuys, Brambach and Kombach.
Web links
- Rittergut Alt-Bernsau at willi-fritzen-overath.de
- Entry on Alt-Bernsau in the private database "Alle Burgen".
- Alt-Bernsau Castle at burgenwelt.de