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A very beautiful complex in the style of a moated castle, with the river Nims flowing directly past it.

Very nice castle with a great inner courtyard, definitely worth a visit 👍

Incredibly beautiful little castle with a great café 👍

Super steep ascent and descent to the castle, with the turbocharged e-bikes and be careful on the descent.

Rittersdorf Castle is a so-called moated castle. The almost square complex is surrounded by a moat. On the east side is the round, 26 meter high keep. A residential tower from around 1300 is located on the north side. There is also a residential building from 1550 and a coat of arms gate from 1575. It was first mentioned in a document in 1263. A possible builder was Theodoric von Rittersdorf, who – presumably as sub-vogt of the Counts of Luxembourg – built the complex for the Abbey of Saint Maximin in Trier. It was probably the task of the castle to secure the Trier-Bitburg-Prüm-Cologne road. In 1290, King Rudolf of Habsburg gave permission to build a keep. The Lords of Enschringen had owned the Rittersdorf fiefdom since the 15th century. From 1550 they had a residential building with two round towers built. Between 1978 and 1987 the facility was extensively renovated. The complex now serves as a restaurant and local history museum. In addition, a wedding room of the VG Bitburg is housed here, because who wouldn't want to tie the knot romantically in a castle?

Beautiful view and wonderfully suitable for a break on a longer round.

Hamm Castle

Hamm Castle..... always nice to look at