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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen
Schleiden

Schlosskirche St. Philippus and Jakobus Schleiden

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen
Schleiden

Schlosskirche St. Philippus and Jakobus Schleiden

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Schlosskirche St. Philippus and Jakobus Schleiden

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    May 21, 2025

    Originally built as a castle chapel, the Gothic-style church is now a parish church and, in 2025, can proudly look back on a 500-year history. The anniversary will, of course, be duly celebrated. The two apostles Philip and James have been named as patron saints.

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      September 28, 2020

      Great church at the beautiful old castle, which shines with good food. We recommend!

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        December 28, 2017

        In 1198 the "castrum" is documented for the first time. In 1343 the Counts of Luxembourg received the castle as an imperial fiefdom. In 1346 the Emperor allowed the Lord of Schleiden, who came from the dynasty of the Counts of Blankenheim, to take the castle, the outer bailey and the valley as a fiefdom of the Count of Luxembourg on the condition that the fortress became a Luxembourg open house. In 1445, the von Schleiden family died out and the von Nassau-Diez family took over the castle complex. The families von Manderscheid (1450), von der Marck (1593), von Arenberg (1773) followed as noble lords of Schleiden. In 1920 the Arenbergers sold the former fortress, which had meanwhile been converted into a castle, to the order of the Lazarists. In the war years of 1944 and 1945, all of the palace buildings were largely destroyed; only the southern part of the east wing and the surrounding walls were preserved. In 1950 the castle was rebuilt in the old style. In 1951 the Order of the Oblates of St. Franz von Sales opened the Schleiden Castle and set up the Marianum student home as a boarding school in the main building.
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        Today there is a retirement home and a restaurant there.

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          Location: Schleiden, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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