Great Castle (Kleinbüllesheim)
Big castle in Kleinbüllesheim | ||
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Kleinbüllesheim Castle |
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Creation time : | 18th century | |
Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
Conservation status: | Mansion | |
Construction: | Brick | |
Place: | Kleinbüllesheim | |
Geographical location | 50 ° 40 ′ 21.5 " N , 6 ° 49 ′ 36.2" E | |
Height: | 155 m above sea level NHN | |
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The Great Castle in Kleinbüllesheim , a district of Euskirchen in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Euskirchen , is a moated castle that was built in the 18th century. The listed castle is located on Luxemburger Straße.
history
The rule of Kleinbüllesheim initially belonged to the Tomburg rule and later came to the Cologne cathedral chapter . In the 14th century Daniel von Irnich was enfeoffed with the property, in the 15th century the lords of Kleinbüllesheim are mentioned. The Great Castle came to the family of Count Wolff-Metternich zu Liblar through marriage in the 19th century , who still own it.
In 1728 the medieval castle was demolished and a mansion was built according to plans by the master builder Johann Conrad Schlaun . Lothar Friedrich Adam Freiherr von Bourscheidt , Chamberlain from the Electorate of Cologne, was the client.
architecture
The complex with a water fence consists of the late Gothic gate building , the farm buildings and the manor house. The built of field fire brick outer bailey was rebuilt after a fire in 1756 partially.
The mansion, a plastered brick building , occupies the northeast corner of the complex. The three- axis middle section connects the side sections protruding forwards and backwards. The two-storey building is covered with mansard slate roofs. The corners of the building are rounded, windows and doors are closed in the segment arch .
literature
- Paul Clemen (Ed.). The art monuments of the Rheinbach district . L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1898 ( Die Kunstdenkmäler der Rheinprovinz . Volume 4, Section 2), pp. 57–58. ( online ).
- Friends and sponsors of the Stadtmuseum eV (ed.): The castles around Euskirchen . Self-published, Euskirchen 2005 ( PDF ; 822 kB).
- Harald Herzog: castles and palaces. History and typology of the noble seats in the Euskirchen district . Rheinland-Verlag, Cologne 1991, ISBN 3-7927-1226-1 , pp. 327-334.
- Harald Herzog: walls, towers and ruins. A hiking guide to castles and palaces in the Euskirchen district . Rheinland-Verlag, Cologne 1990, ISBN 3-7927-1153-2 .
- Dirk Holterman, Harald Herzog: The Euskirchen Castle Tour. Cycling between Erft and Eifel . Walter Rau, Düsseldorf 2000, ISBN 3-7919-0750-6 . ( online ).
Web links
- Entry on Kleinbüllesheim (Great Castle) in the private database "Alle Burgen".
Individual evidence
- ↑ : Harald Herzog: Castles and Palaces. History and typology of the noble seats in the Euskirchen district . Rheinland-Verlag, Cologne 1991, ISBN 3-7927-1226-1 , p. 332.