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First mentioned in 1230 as the bailiwick of Paffendorf, this Renaissance-style moated castle is completely surrounded by water. Today, a brasserie invites visitors to enjoy coffee, cakes, and light meals. These can be savored either in the stylish interior or in the castle courtyard overlooking the park. The courtyard also serves as a venue for concerts and Christmas markets. The 7.5-hectare castle park delights visitors with its expansive water features, ancient sequoias and ginkgo trees, a stone pavilion, and numerous seating areas that invite relaxation.

The castle is a great setting for beautiful photos

A real highlight, definitely worth cycling there.

A very beautiful, two-part moated castle in the district of Düren, with a beautiful nature reserve where you can hike well

Very beautiful moated castle with a nice park. You can also eat smaller meals and cakes in the brasserie in the inner courtyard.

In the further course of the 14th century, Loersfeld first came into the possession of the Merode family, and then, through marriage, into the possession of the von Horn family, who then adopted the addition "called von Loersfeld". In 1435 Heinrich Spies von Büllesheim zu Bodendorf became the owner of the farm. For the next 140 years, during which the current manor house was built, Loersfeld remained in the possession of this family, which belonged to the primal nobility of the Duchy of Jülich, until it passed to the von Eynatten family in 1559 for 86 years.

The property of the Lords of Loersfeld, located between today's nature reserves Loersfelder Busch and Parrig, was mentioned in a document as early as 1262. At the time of its first mention, the Loersfelder Hof belonged to the knight Eberhard von Belle and his wife Hildegunde, who sold 30 acres of farmland at their farm in lodervelt sita to the Bottenbroich Abbey. Since the purchase contract was concluded in Kerpen and Johann von Kerpen co-sealed it as the landlord, Loersfeld obviously belonged to the Kerpen manor at the time. From then on, Loersfeld was part of the County of Kerpen and Lommersum until the French era. In the further course of the 14th century, Loersfeld first came into the possession of the Merode family, and then, through marriage, into the possession of the von Horn family, who then adopted the addition "called von Loersfeld". In 1435 Heinrich Spies von Büllesheim zu Bodendorf became the owner of the farm. For the next 140 years, during which the current manor house was built, Loersfeld remained in the possession of this family, which belonged to the primal nobility of the Duchy of Jülich, until it passed to the von Eynatten family in 1559 for 86 years.

In 1830 the property came to Clemens August Waldbott von Bassenheim-Bornheim through marriage. At the end of the 19th century the family moved to Hungary, so that in 1894 a relative of the owner, Clemens Freiherr von Loë-Longenburg, bought the property and passed it on to his nephew Walter Freiherr von Loë. In 1976, the son Clemens Freiherr von Loë rented the facility to the Bergerhausen Psychotherapeutic Institute headed by Hans-Werner Gessmann. The institute developed it into a therapeutic center by 1989. After the sudden death of Walter Freiherr von Loë and his son Clemens, the community of heirs sold the castle complex to Josef and Willy Stollenwerk, the previous leaseholders of the courtyard lands. They renovated the buildings in 1984.