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Location: Valkenburg Aan De Geul, Limburg, Netherlands

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Stephan N

March 28, 2022

Kasteel Genhoes was first mentioned in 1041. At that time it was probably just a fortified residential tower. In 1381 it was owned by a Johan van Alden-Valkenborch. Before 1444 it came into the hands of Jan 't Zievel. He left it to his son-in-law Hendrik van Ghoor. He or his son Willem probably built today's square tower and the west wing. The walls of the tower are around 1.6 meters thick. He also erected a gate tower, which has now disappeared, on the site of today's archway to the outer bailey. The castle may have been destroyed shortly before during the Burgundian Wars under Emperor Maximilian of Austria. Then followed almost 150 years of family quarrels and legal disputes, leading to the transfer of the castle to the King of Spain as Lord of the Southern Netherlands in 1661.

In 1701 the castle was bought by Georg Freiherr von Tunderfeld. Born in Latvia, he had served as a major general in the service of Emperor Leopold I of Austria. In 1749 the castle was sold again, but this time to Leonhard Thimus, a cloth manufacturer from Aachen. He built the front wing and arched bridge on medieval foundations, creating the L-shaped castle we see today. Under the entrance was a prison that was out of use in 1670. His son-in-law Johann Friedrich von Pelser, Lord of Berensberg, built today's U-shaped outer bailey.

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Fran

April 4, 2021

2 castles a stone's throw from each other. Very nice well-kept history of the area. Nice brasserie with delicious pastries from the local bakery. Welcoming and worth a photo.

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luktob07

June 11, 2023

Very nice water castle. Unfortunately it is privately owned and cannot be visited.

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Location: Valkenburg Aan De Geul, Limburg, Netherlands

Genhoes Castle

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