Scheiffartsburg
| Scheiffartsburg | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Hamlet castle | |
| Creation time : | 14th century | |
| Castle type : | Moated castle | |
| Construction: | Brick | |
| Place: | Weilerswist | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 45 '38.7 " N , 6 ° 50' 14" E | |
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The Scheiffartsburg , also called Weilerburg , was a castle in Weilerswist in North Rhine-Westphalia .
In addition to the Kühlseggen Castle , the Scheiffartsburg was the second castle complex in Weilerswist, but it perished in the 20th century.
The castle probably originated from the estate of the Scheiffart von Merode . The noble family was wealthy in Weilerswist in the 14th century. The first owner of Kühlseggen Castle and the Scheiffartsburg was a Walraf von Merode, who was first mentioned in 1368. The aristocratic court later received the status of a knight's seat in the state parliament . Up until the second half of the 17th century it was the seat of the Schiffart family of Merode. In 1711 the barons of Lützerath acquired the castle. In 1782 Friedrich Freiherr von Lützerath sold the property to the widow of Freiherr Heereman von Zuydtwyck . From 1781 he also owned the Kühlseggen Castle. In the purchase agreement, the property was described as a spacious building with a barn in stables, which probably stood on the former outer bailey. In 1836 Josepha Freiin Heereman von Zuydtwyck inherited the property. She was married to Clemens Wenzeslaus Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach. The estate that was eligible for the Landtag was entered in the register with 370 acres . In 1861 the estate was sold and struck from the register. The castle was now falling into disrepair. In 1895 the buildings no longer appeared in plans. The brick tower stump was completely demolished by American troops in 1945 because they used the stones as the foundation for bridges over the Mühlenbach and Erft . The bridges had been destroyed by German troops .
The knight's seat was probably in two parts. The mansion was increased and consisted of a staircase decorated high house of the late Gothic period . To the southwest, there was an angled group of smaller buildings that ended with the above-mentioned corner tower. This information could be taken from a drawing by Renier Roidkin .
literature
- Harald Herzog: Castles and palaces, history and typology of the aristocratic seats in the Euskirchen district. Rheinland-Verlag, Cologne 1989, ISBN 3-7927-1226-1 , p. 440.
