Bocholt Castle

Bocholt Castle
Alternative name (s):	House Bocholt
Creation time :	First mentioned in 1096
Castle type :	Niederungsburg, location
Conservation status:	Preserved essential parts
Standing position :	Nobility, count, commoners
Construction:	Brick, marl stone, tuff stone
Place:	Nettetal - Lobberich
Geographical location	51 ° 18 '15.3 " N , 6 ° 18' 8.5" E Coordinates: 51 ° 18 '15.3 " N , 6 ° 18' 8.5" E

Coat of arms of the Bocholtz

The castle Bocholt , even Haus Bocholt called, is a former moated castle at the foot of Süchtelner heights in Nettetaler district Lobberich in Viersen in North Rhine-Westphalia .

history

In 1096 a "Burg Bocholtz" was first mentioned in a document; In 1242 the name "Gerald de Bocholt" appears for the first time, with which the Bocholt aristocratic family (also called Bucholtz ) began and worked for centuries throughout Europe. The castle served in the Geldrischen fiefdom as the ancestral seat of the Bocholter and the protection of the old Roman road ("Heerstrasse").

In 1358 the castle was extended to a fortress for more effective defense and in 1450 an outer bailey with a courtyard was built.

In 1748 the castle came with the marriage of Margereta von Bocholtz to Count Mirbach zu Harff , who leased it to the commoners Wilhelm and Kaspar Hauß. The main castle was probably destroyed in the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) .

In 1905 the still-preserved, 21.5 meter high imperial tower collapsed except for a remnant of the wall. From 2000 to 2003, the current owner, Walter Grieger, had the outer bailey and courtyard completely renovated and the valuable historical substance preserved by Burg Bocholt Event GmbH .

description

The castle, located in a cauldron-like section of terrain 200 meters long and 150 meters wide, is surrounded by two moats that are still completely intact on the west and south sides and a wall. The part of the wall that is still flattened at the height drops steeply on the sides. The Kaiserturm was the center of the old castle complex.

Imperial Tower

The four-storey imperial tower from the 14th century is a 21.5 meter high square brick building with a side length of 7.4 meters, a wall thickness of 2.0 meters and access to a cellar vault.

The floors above the first floor, with the castle chapel , show large round-arched window openings and the end of the tower is a crenellated wreath with four crenellations on each side.

Castle chapel

The castle chapel with the vaulting that has been preserved was on the first floor of the imperial tower. The vault shows a cross vault with brick caps between diagonal ribs made of Niedermendiger tuff with a fillet profile and a round keystone.

Gate construction

The rectangular two-storey gate building with corner turrets, stair turrets and hipped roof from the 15th century with modern farm buildings built into the top is made of brick and marlstone in strips. The ground floor has a cross vault about six meters high .

literature

Paul Clemen : The art monuments of the district of Kempen. Schwann-Verlag, Düsseldorf 1891.

Web links

burgbocholt.de
Bocholt Castle
Entry on Wasserburg Bocholtz in the private database "Alle Burgen".