Laufenburg (Langerwehe)
| Laufenburg | ||
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| Creation time : | before 1100 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Received or received substantial parts | |
| Construction: | Quarry stone | |
| Place: | Long suffering | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 47 '29 " N , 6 ° 21' 27" E | |
| Height: | 217 m above sea level NN | |
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The Laufenburg is a hilltop castle near Langerwehe in the Düren district in North Rhine-Westphalia . It is located on a hill surrounded by the Sührbach, 217 meters above sea level in the private forest of the Prym family between the Langerweh districts of Heistern and Merode . To the east of it, the Erbswald and the Meroder Wald, formerly part of the County of Merode, are immediately adjacent . It can be reached by car from the Heistern side.
The castle was founded in the 12th century by the Limburgers as a knight's castle to secure their territory. The village of zur Wehe , later called Langerwehe, as well as arable land, meadows and forest belonged to the castle . In 1359 the area fell to Jülich and the castle lost its military importance. The lords of Louvenberg had owned the castle since the 13th century. By the middle of the 15th century at the latest, the von Reuschenberg family came into possession of the fortress by inheritance. In the period that followed, the noble owners changed until the last mistress was married to the soap manufacturer Eduard Rossbach in 1854. In 1881 the castle was sold to the Hoesch family of industrialists from Düren , and in 1913 to the Stolberg manufacturer Prym .
After the destruction caused by the Second World War , reconstruction began in 1950. In 1963 restoration and modernization followed. In 1985 the castle was rebuilt and renovated.
The 38 × 24 meter castle complex made of quarry stone is owned by the Prym family and leased as a manor and restaurant.
Web links
- The Laufenburg at iv-pro-langerwehe.de ( Memento from May 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive )