Lindenberg Castle (Rhineland)
| Lindenberg Castle | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Gut Lindenberg | |
| Creation time : | Probably 12th century | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg, location | |
| Conservation status: | Preserved essential parts | |
| Construction: | Brick | |
| Place: | Jülich - Stebenich | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 55 '20.7 " N , 6 ° 23' 48.8" E | |
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The castle Lindenberg also good Lindenberg called, is a moated castle and now a well between the Ellebach and Mühlengraben in Jülich district Stetternich (Mühlenweg 9) in the district of Düren in North Rhine-Westphalia .
history
The name of Lindenberg Castle, which was probably founded in the 12th century, still reminds of the former owners, who died out in the male line in the 14th century. After this, the von Harff family appears (probably a sideline of the von Mirbach family ) and, after various marriages, the von Hompesch family and the von Palant family , whose member Johann von Palant had conversions carried out. In 1743 the castle was converted by the barons of Eynatten into a manor with a tenant house. On 19 July 1993, the castle was a monument "Good Lindenberg" is entered.
description
Lindenberg Castle is a water castle system fed by the Ellebach.
In the northern part are the remains of the former main castle with probably a residential tower of brick , on a water-surrounded castle hill. There are still two towers, wall approaches and remnants of walls.
The former four-wing bailey , partly surrounded by moats , was converted into a manor with a tenant house in 1743 and is still used privately today.
In the access area of the manor there is a 4 meter high blue stone cross from the middle of the 18th century.