List of castles and palaces in Eschweiler

The list of castles and palaces in Eschweiler is a list of all castles , moated castles , palaces and manor houses in what is now the area of the city of Eschweiler in the Aachen city region . Ornamental and replicas that were never used as residential buildings or for defense are not listed .

Castles

designation	use	State of preservation
House Bongart	former moated castle, eponymous ancestral seat of the Lords of the Bongart , first mentioned in 1252 with Gerardus de Pomerio (Pomarium = tree garden, "Bongart"); came before 1400, together with Bovenberg Castle (see below), through Margarete von dem Bongart to her husband Heinrich von Hüchelhoven.	Wall-trench fortification preserved with small remains of the wall.
Bovenberg Castle	Moated castle, built before 1342 by Wilhelm Bove von der Heyden, son of Arnold von dem Bongart.
Eschweiler Castle	Seat of the Lords of Eschweiler, reconstruction in 1845 and then used as a hospital ( St. Antonius Hospital )	1960s Demolition except for three towers and the remains of the surrounding wall
Kinzweiler Castle	Seat of the Lords of Kinzweiler, now a private residence	Manor house completely preserved after the outer bailey was torn down
Laurenzberg Castle	---	Completely demolished due to open- cast brown coal mine in the future
Lürken Castle	---	Completely demolished due to open- cast brown coal mine in the future
Nothberg Castle	Knight's seat	Mostly preserved and secured by a sponsors' association
Röthgen Castle	Knight's seat, now private apartment	Received completely
Weisweiler Castle	Aristocratic seat, now the Evangelical Community of Weisweiler	Buildings and enclosing wall and towers

designation	use	State of preservation
House Kambach	Aristocratic residence, now a restaurant and golf home	Received completely
House Palant	Aristocratic residence of the von Palant family , now a private residence	Manor house completely preserved after the outer bailey was torn down

designation	use	State of preservation
Broicher Hof	Aristocratic seat, communal building, forest office seat, currently vacant	Received completely
Drimbornshof	Aristocratic seat, town hall, now residential building, shopping center and local history museum in the basement	Received completely
Hausen manor	Knight's seat, now rebuilt in the Aachen district of Brand	Received completely
Nothberger Hof	Aristocratic residence, now a private residence	Received completely
Pannhaus	Seat of the Kinzweiler Schultheißen, now a private home	Received completely