Leyenburg Castle

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Leyenburg Castle

Leyenburg Castle is a manor and former country estate of the von der Leyen family . The Leyenburg is located in Rheurdt on the border with Neukirchen-Vluyn in the Kleve district on the Lower Rhine . The palace complex was bought by the Atock family in 2000 and has been renovated since then. On October 17, 2004, they were awarded the 2004 Rhenish Monument Prize for their efforts .

history

The aristocratic seat "Haus Kieckhorst" was first mentioned in 1349. It was a Geldrisches fiefdom. House Kieckhorst was surrounded by moats and earth walls and had a defensive tower on a site surrounded by water. In 1431 it was robbed and pillaged by the robber baron Hermann von Eppinghofen . This was followed by severe damage by Hessian-Weimar troops in 1642. The Kieckhorst family owned the estate until the 16th century. The von Afferden family followed until 1768 and then for a short time the Freneau family . Then in 1772 the Krefeld family of silk manufacturers, von der Leyen, acquired the estate as a country residence. Most of the old buildings were demolished and a rococo hunting lodge was built as a new mansion. This new building was called Leyenburg.

Leyenburg Castle was increased by one floor in 1832. In the course of the 19th century the house was redesigned in a classical style.

The manor house remained in the ownership of the von der Leyen family until 2000. It has been used differently over time. After the First World War it was occupied by occupying forces. Around 1930 it was a country inn and from 1935 temporarily a country school home. Until 1949 the castle served as an emergency shelter for refugees from the east. After that, until the fire in 1963, it was the training center of the Christian Singers Association , which, under the direction of Paul Ernst Ruppel , offered choirs, conductors and composers free time.

In 2001 Friedrich Freiherr von der Leyen sold Leyenburg Castle to Martin Atock and Inez van Tienhoven-Atock. At this point in time, the house was “very seriously endangered in terms of its preservation and substance”, but the new owners were able to “transform it into a piece of jewelery through exemplary commitment”.

inside rooms

The interiors of Leyenburg Palace are decorated with stucco ceilings with medallions by the masters of the Düsseldorf School of Painting . It is characterized by a hall of mirrors with a swan lake ceiling painting. The gallery with small sculptures from Dürer to Raffael is unique.

literature

  • Karl-Heinz Hohmann: Architectural and art monuments in the Kleve district . Neuss printing and publishing house, Neuss 1995.

Web links

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  1. ↑ Study trip program 2005. In: hv-geldern.de. Historical Association for Geldern and Surroundings, archived from the original on September 13, 2005 ; accessed on January 6, 2015 .
  2. ↑ a b Peter Caulmanns, in: Neukirchen-Vluyn his story from the beginnings to the present , Verlag Schiffer, Rheinberg, 1968, p. 44.
  3. ↑ Frhr. von-der-Leyerschen Gutsverwaltung Bloemersheim: http://www.schloss-bloemersheim.de/erste2.htm , June 22, 2006
  4. ↑ The manor route. Rheurdt community, archived from the original on January 16, 2006 ; accessed on January 6, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Press archive. (No longer available online.) In: Landschaftsverband Rheinland. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved June 22, 2006 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.lvr.de
  6. ↑ Heribert Brinkmann: An old castle: Last and Lust in Rheinische Post , October 16, 2004
  7. ↑ a b c award winners - 2004. In: xantener-dombauverein.de. Association for the Preservation of the Xanten Cathedral e. V., archived from the original on September 27, 2007 ; accessed on January 6, 2015 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 9.5 ″  N , 6 ° 31 ′ 9 ″  E