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Streversdorp Castle (Graaf)

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Streversdorp Castle (Graaf)

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Streversdorp Castle (Graaf)

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Location: Plombières, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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1. View of Aubel and Moresnet – Streversdorp Castle (Graaf) loop from Montzen

14.3km

03:52

190m

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2. Château de Broich – Streversdorp Castle (Graaf) loop from Montzen

11.6km

03:09

170m

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3. Streversdorp Castle (Graaf) – Saint Stephen's Church Montzen loop from Montzen

6.07km

01:36

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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August 3, 2024

Streversdorp, also known as the 'Graaf' castle (indeed after the word 'graaf'), is a medieval castle from the 13th century (according to legend it dates from 915) located in the hollow of a valley, through which a stream flows with the name Streverstroperbach which feeds the Geul river. The name of the stream and castle come from the first known owner, Egidius de Triversdorp in 1275.

The mansion is accessed through a yard bordered by two wings, one built of brick (18th century), the other of limestone rubble (1687). On the far right is a chapel, probably dating from the 15th century, but rebuilt in 1734 by Vincent de Belderbusch and his wife Marie-Claire de Westrem, whose coat of arms the castle bears.

The Horrick family (1431-1530), the Belderbusch family (1530 -1810), the Thiriart family (1810-1908) and the Charles Janne Dothée family (1908-1986) are other families that owned the castle.

The walls are 1.5 meters thick and the fortress is protected by a wide moat fed by two ponds. It is accessed from the south via a three-arched stone bridge leading (formerly the drawbridge) to the entrance gate, which is topped by an oval bull's eye dating from the 17th century.

In the centre, the former 13th-century keep contains a beautiful vaulted room with a beautiful fresco that has now disappeared. In the 16th century two towers were added to the south-west and north-west corners. The north side is lit only by gun ports and the rest by three latrines.

Source: plombieres.be/plombieres/information/chateau-de-streversdorp-graaf-montzen

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Im Do

November 13, 2022

Komoot indicates that it is forbidden access, but you can still walk here.

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Mietzi

August 5, 2015

Lovingly restored castle and courtyard!

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Location: Plombières, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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1. View of Aubel and Moresnet – Streversdorp Castle (Graaf) loop from Montzen

2. Château de Broich – Streversdorp Castle (Graaf) loop from Montzen

3. Streversdorp Castle (Graaf) – Saint Stephen's Church Montzen loop from Montzen

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