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Altes Schloss (Grevenbroich), Grevenbroich

Altes Schloss (Grevenbroich)

Grevenbroich

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Grevenbroich

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Altes Schloss (Grevenbroich) stands in Grevenbroich (Rhein-Kreis Neuss), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Altes Schloss in Grevenbroich stands on the site of a medieval stronghold founded around the year 1000, on the left bank of the Erft river near the town's historic centre. Of the former residence of the counts of Kessel and later the dukes of Jülich, rebuilt as a Renaissance schloss between 1561 and 1577 under Duke Wilhelm the Rich, only the residential building, a service building, a gatehouse and remnants of the moat survive. The present complex, restored after the Second World War with two modern wings added to the west, combines surviving older fabric with mid-twentieth-century reconstruction.

What to know

  • The site is located in Grevenbroich, in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, about 200 metres south of the town's historic centre.
  • Only a small part of the original medieval and Renaissance complex survives, the rest having been destroyed over the centuries and rebuilt after 1938.
  • The building seen today combines an older residential wing with two modern wings added in the 1950s.
  • The complex is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • No verified information on opening hours, fees or access conditions is available, so it is worth checking locally before visiting.

Where this château is

Grevenbroich · Rhein-Kreis Neuss · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Grevenbroich, Rhein-Kreis Neuss

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Heritage status
Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Frequently asked

Is the Altes Schloss in Grevenbroich a genuine medieval castle?
It stands on the site of a stronghold founded around the year 1000, but today's building mainly reflects a 16th-century Renaissance remodelling and a 20th-century reconstruction.
What remains of the original structure?
Only the residential building, a service building, a gatehouse and remnants of the moat survive from the medieval and Renaissance phases.
Where is the Altes Schloss located?
It is located in Grevenbroich, in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, near the town's historic centre.
Who had the castle rebuilt as a Renaissance schloss?
Duke Wilhelm the Rich had it remodelled into a Renaissance schloss between 1561 and 1577.

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