Weyer Castle

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Weyer Castle

The Weyer Kastell is a former manor in the Nettetal district of Breyell on the Lower Rhine . Occasionally, the actually incorrect spelling Weiher Kastell is found .

The fort was laid out as a water-reinforced three-wing complex. Its first historical mention dates back to the year 1311. The first known owners of this property were members of the extensive aristocratic family von Krickenbeck . After the destruction in the Thirty Years' War , the owners of Kamphausen had to build a new manor house, which still exists today. The two-storey building is dated to 1634 by wall anchors.

The fort is an essential testimony to Breyell's history. It has been privately owned for decades and has not been open to the public before. The current owner, Gert-Friedrich von Preußen , has been a Nettetal citizen since 2003 and is interested in opening his house for cultural events. The Jagdhornbläserkorps Schloss Krickenbeck, MGV Liedertafel Breyell and the Niederrheinchor have given concerts there.

The castle is the namesake of the annual cycle race "Around Weyer Kastell", which is organized by the sports club SC Union Nettetal.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German basemap map 1: 5000, sheet 4603/34 (Breyell) ( Memento of the original of November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) 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. (Published in 2012 by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia , accessed on April 7, 2012) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bezreg-koeln.nrw.de
  2. ↑ Digital topographic map 1: 10000 at TIM-Online (Internet application of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia , accessed on April 7, 2012)
  3. ↑ Welcome to the Weyer Kastell (website of the owner, accessed on April 7, 2012)

Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 9 "  N , 6 ° 14 ′ 52.5"  E