Lede Castle

Lede Castle
Lede Castle
Alternative name (s):	Schneckenberg Castle
Creation time :	14th Century
Castle type :	Moated castle
Conservation status:	Mansion
Standing position :	Nobles
Place:	Beuel - Vilich
Geographical location	50 ° 45 '15 "  N , 7 ° 7' 48"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 45 '15 "  N , 7 ° 7' 48"  E

Lede Castle

Lede moated castle

The Burg Lede in Bonn district Vilich in North Rhine-Westphalia was originally a Romanesque residential tower , from which one over time Gothic Wasserburg developed. It is designated as a building and ground monument .

history

The earliest documented mentions come from the 14th century. In 1360 the original Romanesque residential tower was expanded into a Gothic castle by knight Johann Schillinck. The castle was destroyed in the Truchsessian War in 1583. The Vilich Abbey bought the ruins and the property belonging to it in 1761. After the abolition of the monastery (1804), the castle first passed to the Principality of Nassau-Usingen , 1806 to the Grand Duchy of Berg and in 1815 to the Prussian state, which sold it in 1820 to the Cologne banker Herstatt. In 1904 the industrialist Otto Weinlig expanded the castle into a country estate with an English-style park and a smaller garden parterre. In 1910 he had a coach house and gate house built. In 1930 the castle came to the Countess Berghe von Trips through the de Claer family and the director of the Dillinger Hütte , Otto Weinlig. After the Second World War , Lede Castle was used by the British as the command post for the commander and later British Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington .

Surname

The name “Lede” castle was only coined at the beginning of the 20th century when the owner at the time had the castle rebuilt. The name "Lede" refers to the nature of the soil and is probably derived from "clay". Before that the castle was called "Schneckenburg" or "Burg Schneckenberg".

today

The last owner, Baron von Loë , inherited the castle in 1987 from his great-uncle Friedrich Graf Berghe von Trips. Shortly after moving in, the new owner had the castle completely restored. The castle was sold in 2017 to Birgit Kulmer and Sandro Parrotta, who set up an art gallery (Parrotta Contemporary Art) on the ground floor.

sightseeing

A small part of the castle used to be open to the public. Parts of the castle could also be rented for events. There was also a wine shop in the facility. Outdoor catering was available to visitors in the summer months. The castle is currently open to visitors at events organized by the Friends and Patrons of Lede Castle eV.

park

Garden sculptures, objects and installations by artists, designers, architects and photographers can be seen in the castle park.

literature

• Andreas Denk , Ingeborg flag : Architectural guide Bonn . Dietrich Reimer Verlag, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-496-01150-5 , p. 133.

Web links

Commons : Lede Castle  - collection of images

• Lede Castle at burglede.de
• Entry on Lede Castle in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute
• Entry by Pia Stender about Lede Castle (Geographical Institute University of Bonn, 2014) in the database " KuLaDig " of the Rhineland Regional Association
• Parrotta Contemporary Art Gallery

Individual evidence

1. ↑ List of monuments of the city of Bonn (as of March 15, 2019), p. 60, numbers A 1647 and B 35
2. ↑ https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/video/sendung/lokalzeit-bonn/video-burg-ledes-neue-burgherren-100.html