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Cortenbach Castle

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Geleenbeekdal

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Location: Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands

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1. Winselerpad – Terworm Castle loop from Kerkrade Centrum

47.6km

03:05

450m

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2. Puttervoetpad – Wijnandsrade Castle loop from Nuth

33.0km

02:01

270m

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3. Op de Vrouweheide Windmill – Valkenburg on the Geul loop from Schimmert

50.9km

03:09

480m

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Didada

September 5, 2024

Cortenbach Castle (Dutch Kasteel Cortenbach) is one of the four castles or palaces of Voerendaal, along with Haeren, Puth and Rivieren. The moated castle is located northeast of the city and is now privately owned. It is therefore not open to the public.
The original medieval castle, on whose remains the current castle was built, dates back to the 14th century. The only remains of the castle are two round towers, the corner towers of the current castle. The current castle was probably completed as a villa around 1713 by Leonhard Joseph von Lamberts zu Cortenbach, the son of the Aachen merchant Hermann Lamberts, who died in 1700. He had acquired the Cortenbach estate in 1682 and began demolishing the medieval buildings in order to build a contemporary country estate. The current castle, which has a striking entrance gate crowned by an onion-shaped tower, has been classified as a national monument (Rijksmonument) of the Netherlands since 2005.

The castle housed an exclusive hotel and restaurant from 1939. Today it houses the headquarters of a company in the field of cleaning, personnel and facility services.

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Doris Welty

May 20, 2024

Unfortunately not open to visitors. It is privately owned.

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Stephan N

August 22, 2024

Cortenbach Castle is one of no less than five castles in Voerendaal. The castle is located northeast of Voerendaal and is not open to the public. Today it is a beautiful castle courtyard, whose distinctive corner tower is worth a look alone. The atmosphere of times gone by has remained here. The current castle was built from the remains of the original medieval fortress.
The only remains of the castle are two round towers made of local Kunrader stone, presumably the corner towers of the outer bailey. The current castle was built around 1713 as a manor house by the German merchant Herman Lamberts, who had been lord of Cortenbach since 1682. The beautiful entourage was used as a filming location in the past and currently serves as a business premises. The castle is a national monument.
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visitzuidlimburg.de/erlebe-zuid-limburg/attraktion/kasteel-cortenbach/60335
Please only enter the castle complex with an invitation and permission from the residents!

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Location: Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands

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Cortenbach Castle

1. Winselerpad – Terworm Castle loop from Kerkrade Centrum

2. Puttervoetpad – Wijnandsrade Castle loop from Nuth

3. Op de Vrouweheide Windmill – Valkenburg on the Geul loop from Schimmert

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