Commanster Castle
The so-called Castle of Commanster ( French Château de Commanster ) is a mansion in the Commanster district of the Belgian municipality of Vielsalm in the province of Luxembourg . It was built in 1741.
description
The building was created by the builder Andreas Starck, who came from the nearby law , and the year 1741 is in the lintel. Right bluestone was mainly used in the construction. Inside there is an elaborately carved staircase. The client was Henri-François Baptist, magistrate at the court of the Count von Salm and temporarily mayor of Gouvy . It has not been proven that the building was used as an official residence.
During the Ardennes offensive in the winter of 1944–1945, the buildings were used as a command center for Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt . General Hasso von Manteuffel had also been in Commanster.
Individual evidence
- ^ Description of Commanster on the website haute-ardenne.be
- ↑ Grenz-Echo : On Monument Day 1990 Commanster Castle with a long history
Coordinates: 50 ° 15 '9.8 " N , 6 ° 0' 0.7" E