Volperhausen Castle

Volperhausen Castle
Here the manor in Volperhausen and not the Niederungsburg is shown.
Creation time :	1462
Castle type :	Niederungsburg
Conservation status:	Received or received substantial parts
Construction:	Quarry stone
Place:	Volperhausen Castle
Geographical location	50 ° 49 '55.3 "  N , 7 ° 42' 9.6"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 49 '55.3 "  N , 7 ° 42' 9.6"  E
Height:	188  m above sea level NHN

The Volperhausen Castle is a castle in Volperhausen in Oberbergischer Kreis , North Rhine-Westphalia . It is four kilometers from Morsbach , but still belongs to its municipality.

history

Volperhausen Castle was first mentioned in 1462, and the Oberbergisches Land Tourist Association speaks on its website from the beginning of the 16th century. The Niederungsburg had a rectangular floor plan with a stair tower attached to one of the long sides. This first installation was destroyed during the Thirty Years War . The reconstruction took place in 1682. In the 20th century several renovation works were carried out .

Originally the castle was owned by the Counts of Hatzfeld , but later it changed hands several times. It used to be an outpost of Crottorf Castle .

investment

Today the castle building consists of a three-storey quarry stone building with a slim stair tower . The moat that exists today , which was also used by the earlier mill next to the castle house, still indicates the type of a moated castle. Today there is a house on the foundation walls of the mill. The castle is privately owned and can therefore only be viewed from the outside.

Web links

Commons : Burg Volperhausen  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

1. ^ Entry on Volperhausen in the private database "Alle Burgen".