Cologne District
Kreis DürenHeimbachBurg Vlatten
Cologne District
Kreis DürenHeimbachBurg Vlatten
Burg Vlatten
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In the Middle Ages, two castles were built in Vlatten, each a few hundred meters north and south of the royal palace on the Vlatten stream. The palace itself, which had been the center of a forest administration for centuries, lost its importance when Henry IV donated the southern and most valuable part of the forest district to Archbishop Anno of Cologne.
In 1331, Johann I of Vlatten-Merode acquired the upper castle, the southern of the two castles. After the purchase, the von Merode family later called themselves "von Vlatten" after their new seat.translated by
•February 5, 2021
The former moated castle Burg Vlatten is located in Vlatten, a district of Heimbach (Eifel) in the district of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Vlattentranslated by•August 22, 2021
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