Veynau Castle
| Veynau Castle | ||
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 View of the main castle from the south |
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| Creation time : | around 1340 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | received or received substantial parts | |
| Standing position : | Margrave, Ministeriale | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Wisskirchen | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 38 '19.5 " N , 6 ° 43' 4.8" E | |
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The castle Veynau is a medieval moated castle and the largest castle complex in the district of Euskirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia . It is one of the most impressive and important castles in the Rhineland . It is located on the western edge of the Euskirchen city area.
location
The castle is located directly on the Veybach, next to the railway line of the Eifel route and the federal motorway 1 , from where it can be clearly seen in the southern direction of travel. It can be reached via the Wißkirchen junction, Bundesstrasse 266 and L 11. In addition to the Euskirchen district of Wißkirchen, the Mechernich villages of Obergartzem and Satzvey are located nearby .
investment
The outer and inner outer bailey with two round shell towers and the core bailey with palas and two corner towers have been preserved from the very extensive castle complex. The historical moat , the defensive wall and the wall approaches of the submerged medieval wing structures are still very clearly recognizable. The imposing manor house made of quarry stone stands on an island , surrounded by a moat, and can be reached through a gate in the defensive wall from the 16th century.
Veynau Castle has been a listed building since 1985. It is privately owned and was used at times as a residential and business residence. The outdoor area is freely accessible.
Veynau Castle, aerial photo (2015)
Vertical view (2015)
Veynau Castle around 1860, Alexander Duncker collection
Gate of the outer bailey
history
The castle was founded around 1340 and given as a fief by the Margrave of Jülich to the truchess Dietrich Schinnenmann von Aldenhoven , who expanded it into the strongest fortress in the region. In 1351 the castle became the Cologne Offenhaus . In 1355 it was damaged but immediately rebuilt. In the same year the castle passed into Jülischen possession and became part of the Jülischen castle belt around Euskirchen. In 1381 the castle then went to Baldwin von Monyardin as a fief. In 1422, he failed to seek a new fief with the castle from the new sovereign, Duke Adolf von Berg, who then conquered the castle and withdrew the fief.
In 1447 Heinrich von Geisbusch first acquired one and later the second half of the castle. He died in 1451 and his widow sold the castle to Dietrich I von Bourscheidt . A renovation gave the castle its current appearance.
During the Geldrian War (1542–1543) the castle was defended against the imperial troops. In the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) it was badly damaged and repaired from 1661 to 1664.
After the French general Lacroix burned them down in 1708, the castle was restored and the towers were given their current domes. 1722 she went to the Palatine Field Marshal Maximilian Carl von Martial , the new goal for the western part of the mansion. In 1743 Joseph Anton Freiherr Beissel von Gymnich inherited the castle.
In the 19th century the castle lost its importance and became an estate. In 1843 it was acquired by Duke Prosper Ludwig von Arenberg . In the 20th century it stood empty for a long time and fell into disrepair. A severe earthquake hit the building in 1951. In 1973 the farmer Theodor Bamberg bought the castle from the Arenbergers.
In 1988 the dilapidated castle came into the possession of Harald Freiherr von Elmendorff , who extensively restored it with the support of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and who still owns it today.
literature
- Friends and sponsors of the Stadtmuseum e. V. - The castles around Euskirchen . Euskirchen 2005
Web links
- Veynau Castle at burgen.de
- Floor plan of the castle complex
- Photos of Veynau Castle at burgenwelt.de
- Veynau Castle at EU-Wißkirchen.de
- Material on Veynau Castle in the Duncker Collection of the Central and State Library Berlin (PDF; 227 k; 232 kB)
