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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Burg Drove

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Kreis Düren

Kreuzau

Burg Drove

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Location: Kreuzau, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. View of Düren and Sophienhöhe – Burg Drove loop from Drove

15.0km

01:08

170m

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Burg Drove – Weir on the Rur River loop from Kreuzau Eifelstraße

16.2km

01:07

190m

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3. Chapel with Panoramic View – Viewpoint on Drover Heath loop from Drove

34.2km

02:09

290m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Niklas 🥾🚲🛶🛼😀

November 20, 2023

Drove Castle, a stately residence, essentially consists of a two-story, three-wing complex. The main house and side wings surround a courtyard, to which an avenue leads from the gate building. It was built between 1728 and 1741 and was once the seat of the so-called lordship of Drove, not to be confused with the "Old Castle" of those of Drove, which must have been located southeast of the church. Its history goes back to Reinhard von Drove, who is mentioned in documents from the years 1239 and 1261. The area belonged to the territory of the castle in Nideggen and was given as a fief. In 1339 it was a "glory"; The respective feudal bearer, who had belonged to a branch of the von Müllenark family since the end of the 13th century, therefore also had the suffix "Herr zu Drove" in his name. With the glory came its own jurisdiction. Various owners lived in the castle from the 14th century onwards; for a long time it remained in the hands of the von Weworden family.

Source: der-eifelyeti.de/2018/02/15/burg-drove

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Elevation 220 m

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Location: Kreuzau, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Burg Drove

1. View of Düren and Sophienhöhe – Burg Drove loop from Drove

2. Burg Drove – Weir on the Rur River loop from Kreuzau Eifelstraße

3. Chapel with Panoramic View – Viewpoint on Drover Heath loop from Drove

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