Rheindorf Castle

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Rheindorf Castle
St. Aldegundis (Rheindorf)

St. Aldegundis (Rheindorf)

Creation time : Carolingian period, first mention of St. Aldegundis in 1170
Castle type : Location
Conservation status: Outer wall, defense tower
Construction: Brick
Place: Leverkusen - Rheindorf
Geographical location 51 ° 2 '49.9 "  N , 6 ° 56' 49.4"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 2 '49.9 "  N , 6 ° 56' 49.4"  E

The Burg Rheindorf is the residue of a castle and current location of the Catholic Church St. Aldegundis in Leverkusen district Rheindorf (Unterstraße 7) in North Rhine-Westphalia .

The castle was founded in the Carolingian era . The three-storey Romanesque defense tower from the 12th century was built on its foundations . The parish church of St. Aldegundis ( brick - church hall ) that has been shown as a private church of the manor house Rheindorf (Castle Road 5) was founded, was first mentioned in 1170, the brick brick floor was built in the 15th century and with a shallow barrel vault covered nave was built between 1774 and 1777 with a rococo- style interior.

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