A Rococo masterpiece, Castle Augustusburg in the town of Brühl is an inseparable part of the history of great European architecture in the first half of the 18th century. In 1725, the Prince Elector Clemens August commissioned architect Johann Konrad Schlaun from Westphalia to ...

The estate of the Vogt (sheriff) in Paffendorf is first mentioned in 1230. The castle that can be seen today is built in the Renaissance style, completely constructed from bricks and surrounded by a moat on all sides; it originates mainly from the building period between 1531 and 1546. ...

The name of the Hemmersbach Castle can be traced back to the nobleman Wigmannus von Heymenbach, who lived in the period around 980 A.D. In the year 1326, the property changed hands to the Scheiffart von Merode family, because the Hemmersbach line died out due to lack of male successors. The ...

Located right in the historic center of Bedburg, this castle formerly belonged to the counts of Salm-Reifferscheidt. It is one of the first castles constructed from brick, built on the foundations of a 12th century water castle. Today, receptions and presentations take place here, as well as ...

Located right in the historic center of Bedburg, this castle formerly belonged to the counts of Salm-Reifferscheidt. It is one of the first castles constructed from brick, built on the foundations of a 12th century water castle. Today, receptions and presentations take place here, as well as ...

Originally, Castle Gracht was not a Knight’s seat but a dependence of Haus Buschfeld (Buschfeld Manor), a fee of Dietskirchen Abbey in Bonn. In 1426, Hermann von Buschfeld was given a farm estate called „the Gracht“ (the waterway) as a fee. For 400 years, the Gracht estate was ...

The fortress-like Castle Geretzhofen near Rheidt/Hüchelhoven is a spacious ensemble of structures mostly from the 16th/17th century. A seat of Cologne knights from the 12th century on, the castle nowadays is open for public and private events.

The present Kommandeursburg, i.e. Commander’s Castle, was built at the entrance to Blatzheim in 1602 by the German Order of Knighthood as a rural residence for the commander of the Teutonic Knights of Cologne. Today the stylish rooms of the Commander’s Castle provide an excellent venue for ...

The predecessor of this castle was already mentioned in 1263. During the centuries, the initial medieval keep was rebuilt and extended several time into a castle, the last time in 1850, when the castle received the appearance it has today. The estate is in private hands today, it may be visited ...

Destroyed during the 30-years War, Castle Gymnich was restored between 1969 and 1973. It has received well known contemporaries such as Queen Elizabeth of England, Queen Sylvia of Sweden, King Juan Carlos of Spain, and many members of the Federal Government. The formers ...