Borberg Castle
| Borberg Castle | |
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 Borberg Castle in Leiffarth |
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| Creation time : | High medieval |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg, moth |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall, earthworks |
| Place: | Geilenkirchen - Leiffarth |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 59 '49.7 " N , 6 ° 11' 33.6" E |
| Height: | 81 m above sea level NHN |
The castle Borberg is an Outbound high medieval motte (Motte) in Leiffarth a district of Geilenkirchen in the Heinsberg district in North Rhine-Westphalia .
The remains of the castle complex are on the "Burgberg" parcel at 81.6 meters above sea level on the edge of the slope to the Beeckfließ .
In 1388 the castle was destroyed during a campaign by Duke Wilhelm II against the Brabant and Burgundians .
Web links
- Entry on Borberg Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved April 15, 2016.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johannes Gottwald: Worms land in the hands of the Westphalia. In: aachener-zeitung.de. Aachener Zeitung, accessed on April 13, 2016 .