House Ley

House Ley
Former moated castle Haus Ley near Engelskirchen- Bellingroth
Creation time :	15th century
Castle type :	Niederungsburg, location
Conservation status:	very good
Place:	Ley house near Engelskirchen-Bellingroth
Geographical location	50 ° 59 '11.5 "  N , 7 ° 26' 35"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 59 '11.5 "  N , 7 ° 26' 35"  E
Height:	134  m above sea level NN

The moated castle Haus Ley is a former moated castle in the town of the same name in Engelskirchen ( North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany ).

The origin of the castle is medieval.

In 1370, the geographical location was first mentioned in a document by a Siegburg abbot in connection with a fiefdom, under the name zur Lyen . Von Neuhoff , a Bergisch civil servant family, owned the moated castle from the 15th to the extinction of the Neuhoff line in the 17th century. A Count Schwarzenberg then bought the castle and had it demolished towards the end of the 17th century for the construction of a new manor house. The building, which is now a listed building, has been run as an agricultural company since the 19th century.

The property can only be viewed from the outside.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Topographical Information Management TIM-online, provided by the Cologne District Government
2. ↑ Haus Ley - Pictures and first mention ( memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ^ Klaus Pampus: First documentary mentions of Oberbergischer places. ISBN 3-88265-206-3
4. ^ Alfred Lauer: "Bergische Burgen und Schlösser"; Pages 41 and 42; RGA book publisher; ISBN 3-923495-37-4
5. ↑ Architectural monuments of the community Engelskirchen accessed on February 14, 2016

Web links

Commons : Haus Ley  - collection of images, videos and audio files