Laach Castle

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Laach Castle (February 2013)
Rear view

Laach Castle is a stately villa in Monheim am Rhein in the Mettmann district and stands on the grounds of the Laacher Hof , which has been managed since the 13th century.

history

The Laacher Hof was acquired by Arthur Freiherr von Eppinghoven in 1886 , who in turn sold it to the mayor and pastor of Dinslaken in 1909 . From this the court in 1910 went to Clemens August Engels (1885–1941), who had Laach Castle built in 1911 (according to another source, 1910). From 1932 to 1938 the castle was owned by the Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen .

In 1940 the castle became the property of the Rhein-Wupper district , which initially used it as a rest home for miners and later as a home for the elderly . In the late 1990s, the Beisel company, a “specialist agency for innovative health communication”, used the property. In the 2000s the building was restored and from 2008 it was converted into a representative residential complex with condominiums.

The building is registered as a monument in the monuments list of the city of Monheim.

Building description

The neoclassical building with an area of ​​around 54,000 square meters is located in a nature and water conservation area and is touched by the Langenfeld circular hiking trail, the “ Posthornweg ”. The castle is surrounded by forest and is located east of the Laacher See . Contrary to the usual construction at the time, it is oriented to the southwest. There is a historical park facing the lake.

The rooms of the castle are partly equipped with magnificent stucco ceilings.

Web links

Commons : Schloss Laach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Alfred Lauer: Bergische castles and palaces. Leisure guide with directions and hiking suggestions. 1998, ISBN 3-923495-37-4
  2. ↑ a b c d Residential dreams according to landlord style: Yesterday and today , accessed October 2010
  3. ↑ a b c d e Bright castle apartment in the green between Cologne and Düsseldorf  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Exposé on immobilienscout24, accessed October 2010@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.immobilienscout24.de  
  4. ↑ a b c Schloss Laach ( Memento of the original from November 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Rheinische Post (online), accessed October 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rp-online.de
  5. ^ Monheim: Schloss Laach - Farewell to the legend of the Westdeutsche Zeitung (online) from April 13, 2005
  6. ↑ lo3-duesseldorf.de ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Accessed October 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lo3-duesseldorf.de
  7. ↑ Schloss Laach - Living in the renovated old building Westdeutsche Zeitung (online) from June 28, 2006
  8. ↑ City presents housing project for Schloss Laach  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Message from the city of Monheim dated September 14, 2006@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.monheim.de  

Coordinates: 51 ° 4 '58.8 "  N , 6 ° 55' 23.2"  E