Fockeschlass
| Fockeschlass | ||
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| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Noble | |
| Place: | Koerich | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 40 '9.5 " N , 5 ° 56' 52.3" E | |
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The Fockeschlass is an abandoned castle in the area of today's municipality of Koerich in the canton of Mersch in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg .
Location and possession
The castle was only 200 meters west of Koerich Castle . The castle was inhabited by the knights of the Fock von Hübingen family. It was not until 1593 that the castle was called a palace, after a branch line of the Vianden counts had married in. Today only hallway and street names are reminiscent of the former castle.
history
Around 1200 a standing round donjon was built. Around 1350 this was connected to a Gothic house. Access was via the second floor. At the same time, a pigeon tower and a pillory at the site were also mentioned in writing. Between 1596 and 1632 a rectangular Renaissance building was added to the west side of the house. The wooden drawbridge on the southern part of the moat is replaced by a stone bridge and a chapel is built in front of the eastern wall in 1632. This was donated by Ludwig von Nassau and his wife Claudia Fock von Hübingen through the joint will. At the beginning of the 18th century, renovation work was still carried out within the heavily worn complex. A coach house was also added. But as early as 1777 it is reported that the castle is only a ruin . In 1788 it is mentioned in a document that the dilapidated chapel was demolished. The stones are gradually removed and used for building houses in the village. Around 1900 there are only a few cellars left in the castle. Today nothing is left of the castle complex. In 2011, a memorial plaque was placed at the site.
Literature and Sources
- Krantz, Robert; Quintus Norbert study of the two castles in Körich , Luxembourg 1985, available as a PDF from ksf.lu
- In memory of the “Fockeschlass”, Luxemburger Wort from May 31, 2011, accessed on September 14, 2017.