List of castles and palaces in Solingen
The list of castles and palaces in Solingen is a list of medieval and early modern aristocratic residences , castles and fortresses in what is today the city of Solingen . Ornamental and replicas that were never used as residential buildings or for defense are not listed .
Castles, palaces and noble residences
| Surname | Place / location | Type | Remarks | image |
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Solingen location |
Seat of government, residence and hunting lodge | Preserved as a historicizing new building using the original structure. It was the seat of government, residence and hunting lodge of the Counts and Dukes of Berg . |
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| Caspersbroich Castle |
Solingen , district of Ohlig's location |
Medieval aristocratic residence | Received completely |
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| Galapa ring wall | Castle on the Wupper | Ringwallburg | Preliminary or early historical rampart castle , remains of earthen walls and ditches, on a mountain spur |
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| Heidenkeller ring wall system | Glüder | Ringwallburg | Prehistoric or early historical ring wall castle on a mountain spur above the WupperRest of earth walls and ditches |
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| Wiesenkotten ring wall system | Prehistoric or early historical section wall on a mountain spur above the Wupper near Wiesenkotten. | Remnants of earth walls and ditches |
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| House Grünewald | Possibly modern property of the Graefrath monastery . | Completely preserved, no evidence of historical building fabric before the 19th century |
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| Hackhausen Castle | Moated castle of the Bodlenberg family | Partially burned down in 1887, rebuilt in 1912 |
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| House Hohenscheid | Castle-like building with fortified tower (hilltop castle above the Wupper), alleged aristocratic residence without documentary evidence of its existence before the 19th century | Fully preserved, no evidence of historical building fabric, after being used as a hotel, asylum seekers' home now owned by a religious community |
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| House Krüdersheide | Like a castle | Only built in 1911 by Eugen Berg as "Waldhof" in a baroque style |
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| House Schirpenbruch (also Schirpenbroich) | Medieval aristocratic residence | Preserved manor |
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Further weir systems
| Surname | Place / location | Type | Remarks | image |
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| Medieval Landwehr line | Hilden , Solingen - Ohligs , Langenfeld (Rhineland) and Leichlingen (Rhineland) | Landwehr line | Sections are only understandable based on toponyms and old descriptions |
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