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Bedburg Castle

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Cologne District

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Bedburg

Bedburg Castle

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Location: Bedburg, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Bedburg Castle – Erft Flood Canal in Bergheim loop from Langenich

41.9km

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2. Bedburg Castle – Alt-Kaster City Gate loop from Kapellen-Wevelinghoven

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3. Terra Nova Speedway Entrance – Bedburg Castle loop from Mersch

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P.T.

October 22, 2020

Great moated castle right on the old Erft.

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Jürgen B.

May 17, 2020

Beautiful moated castle on the Erft.

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February 15, 2023

The castle is characterized by several construction phases, some of which can still be seen today.

From the first construction phase of the moated castle, a tuff stone wall remains in the basement under the entrance hall. The first castle was destroyed in 1278 by the Cologne Archbishop Siegfried von Westerburg.

Bedburg Castle in early summer 2020.jpg

Then the Gothic moated castle was rebuilt by Johann von Reifferscheid. Received as a fief from Siegfried von Westerburg, he built a "castle-like" complex with three wings around an inner courtyard, which were reinforced by two rectangular and two round towers (which are still preserved today). The complex is one of the oldest preserved brick castles in the Rhineland. Previously, castles were only built of wood and natural stone.

The castle was again destroyed in the Truchsessian War in 1584, and Count Werner von Salm-Reifferscheid had a new building built in the Renaissance style. The square towers disappeared, the Renaissance staircase was built and the two inner courtyard arcades that exist today were created. The Jülich-Berg court architect Alessandro Pasqualini or one of his successors is probably the creator of these arcades. This marked the change from castle to palace.

Bedburg Castle, 1854

After being acquired by the Rhenish Knighthood in 1839, the castle was rebuilt from 1842 to 1853 as the Rhenish Knight Academy and a four-storey school wing was added. At the same time, the chapel was built by Vincenz Statz.

The knight academy ended in 1922 and the castle became the property of the Neurath trade union. It served as an administrative center and was expanded and restored by the architect W. Felten. Among other things, the neo-baroque gatehouse on Graf-Salm-Strasse was built.

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In the 1970s, a first renovation was carried out by the newly founded Castle Association and the city of Bedburg. In 1980 it was completely restored by the "Castle King" Herbert Hillebrand and made available for private and commercial use. The most recent conversion took place in the summer of 2008 (renovation of the knight's hall and bar).

In 2010 it was decided to demolish the knights' academy and the chapel, which were in need of renovation, because the city could not afford the renovation costs. Demolition work began on July 25, 2011.

Source: wikipedia.org

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Location: Bedburg, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Bedburg Castle

1. Bedburg Castle – Erft Flood Canal in Bergheim loop from Langenich

2. Bedburg Castle – Alt-Kaster City Gate loop from Kapellen-Wevelinghoven

3. Terra Nova Speedway Entrance – Bedburg Castle loop from Mersch

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