Lohmar Castle

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Lohmar Castle
Lohmar Castle - mansion

Lohmar Castle - mansion

Creation time : around 1350
Castle type : Niederungsburg
Conservation status: Essentially preserved
Construction: Grauwacke, partly with half-timbering (outer bailey)
Place: Lohmar
Geographical location 50 ° 50 ′ 27.8 "  N , 7 ° 12 ′ 10"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 27.8 "  N , 7 ° 12 ′ 10"  E
Height: 64  m above sea level NHN
Lohmar Castle (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Lohmar Castle

The castle Lohmar is a former moated castle in North Rhine-Westphalia . It belongs to the town of Lohmar in the Rhein-Sieg district .

location

The former moated castle is located in the valley floor of the Agger at an altitude of 64  m above sea level. NHN , about half a kilometer west of Lohmar city center. The site is outside the built-up area, directly between the river and federal motorway 3 .

history

Around the middle of the 14th century, the Gothic moated castle was built by Count Dietrich II von Loos and Chiney , Herr von Heinsberg , Blankenberg and Löwenburg , probably on the remains of an older manor house. Apparently, however, the construction of the new castle took place illegally, as can be seen in a document dated March 19, 1361 by the builder's nephew, Count Godart von Loen. It was only thanks to the friendship of Count von Berg that Dietrich von Loen did not have to lay down the castle immediately. In any case, Godart undertakes to only use it as a dwelling and not to further fortify it.

By 1400 at the latest, the castle passed from the possession of the von Loen family to the von Ro (i) de , who, however, initially transferred them to the married couple Gerhard von Reven and Juetgin von Hatzfeld as pledge and finally sold them on May 21, 1444. The castle then belonged to Reven until the end of the 17th century . The last lord on Lohmar is Jost Max von der Reven, bailiff of Beyenburg and Palatinate privy councilor , who died on August 28, 1693.

Until Burg Lohmar was sold to the Contzen family in 1818, there were still some changes in ownership. In 1875 the property was finally divided into two agricultural estates.

The castle is still privately owned today.

Building description

southern corner of the east wing with moat
Detail from the gable wall of the manor house (not originally)

The system consists of an in greywacke executed two-story mansion on the west side, which dates from the 14th century and originally by a moat from the 1717 half-timbered on older dry stone foundations built three-winged front castle was separated. Its middle, east-facing wing is divided by an archway made of stone , which bears the marriage coat of arms of the von Groote and Coesfeld families , who owned the castle at the beginning of the 18th century. In front of this driveway there is a brick bridge over the remains of the former moat , which today is no longer filled with water and is filled with earth or built over in the northeastern part. The northern wing of the building was replaced in the middle of the 20th century by a hall for wagons and equipment, and the eastern wing with the stables was extended to the north by a stylish extension. Further supplementary buildings were built inside the courtyard.

The entire facility, which is still used as a farm, can only be viewed from the outside.

literature

Web links

Commons : Burg Lohmar  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry on Lohmar Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen".