Werl Castle
| Werl Castle | ||
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 Copper engraving |
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| Creation time : | 1522 | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Landesburg, bishop's residence | |
| Place: | Werl | |
| Geographical location | 51 ° 32 '59 " N , 7 ° 54' 35" E | |
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The Werl Castle is only ruins preserved, Grade II listed building in Werl , a town in the district of Soest , in North Rhine-Westphalia . It was a state castle and part of the Werl city fortifications .
history
On December 10, 1519, the sovereign, the Archbishop of Cologne and Duke of Westphalia, Hermann V von Wied , ordered the construction of Werler Castle. The castle was completed in 1522 after a short construction period. It served the archbishops as a residence until 1803 during their numerous visits to Werl. The castle had a permanent crew of around 100 soldiers and was thus able to protect the city of Werl and its citizens in times of war. While the city was taken in 1586 , the castle was able to hold. During the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) the building suffered severe damage. The damage was not repaired and so the building gradually fell into disrepair. The Prussian state became the owner in 1816. Renovation was originally planned, but demolition began in 1825. The road to Hamm was paved with some of the stones . A small part of the complex, today's ruin , was preserved. The site was sold in 1828 to a Herr von Lilien , who built over the moat, expanded the cellars that were still there by adding the vaults and set up a brewery. The Werler Ursulines took over the ruins and the extensive castle grounds in 1888.
The lock
Werler Castle was a large fortress . The inner courtyard was 50 by 50 meters. The fortification walls were approx. 11 m high and approx. 4.70 m thick. The four corner towers enabled optimal defense on all sides. These had diameters of 12, 14 and 24 m. The battlements are missing from the still preserved tower. It had a height of about 14 m above the water level of the trench. The fortress was surrounded by a moat .
The ruin
The room, now known as the knight's hall , was originally on the first floor of the tower. In the course of time, seven meters of earth were poured in outside, and today it is accessible at ground level. The respective lord of the castle commanded his troops from this room. The round room has a diameter of 8.7 m and it is 6.6 m high. A parapet walk, which is still partially preserved, is to the right of the entrance. In the hall there is a chimney on the right, which was refurbished in 1840. The walls are divided all around by loopholes . There was a connection to the tower surface through a supply shaft in the middle of the room, so the soldiers standing above could be supplied with ammunition and food.
Today's cellar vaults used to be the ground floor of the castle. Immediately behind the entrance, directly under the knight's hall, is a large, round room with a height of 3.8 m. Here, too, was a supply shaft for supply and communication. About 6 m high and 4 m wide storage halls are connected to this round room. From there you get through a wall breakthrough into the former moat.
The existing square vault was previously part of the palace where the prince-bishop resided during his visits. From this room one got into the castle chapel. At that time the room was on the ground floor and about 6.5 meters high. A mighty column in the middle of the room supports the vault. Originally the floor of the vault was about three meters lower. These three meters were piled up. The stairs lead to the room below. From which a corridor branches off to the east, which is walled up after a few meters.
Views
The city to Merian, the castle at the bottom left
Old castle as a model
View from 1757
Castle ruin
View from 1854 after F. Hiddemann
literature
- Georg Dehio: Handbook of the German art monuments, North Rhine-Westphalia . Volume 2, Westphalia, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 1969
- A. Rohrer / Hans-Jürgen Zacher (eds.): Werl, History of a Westphalian City , Volume 1, Bonifatius GmbH printed in 1994
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Georg Dehio ; Dorothea Kluge; Wilfried Hansmann ; Ernst Gall : North Rhine-Westphalia . In: Handbook of German Art Monuments . tape 2 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 1969, OCLC 272521926 , p. 589 .
- ↑ Georg Dehio ; Dorothea Kluge; Wilfried Hansmann ; Ernst Gall : North Rhine-Westphalia . In: Handbook of German Art Monuments . tape 2 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, Berlin 1969, OCLC 272521926 , p. 589 .
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