Can you visit Burg Boisdorf?

No, it was destroyed by lignite mining and nothing remains at the site today.

Where was Burg Boisdorf located?

It stood in Kerpen, in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Who owned Burg Boisdorf?

It was granted as a fief in 1548 to Wilhelm Scheiffarth von Merode and later passed through several families before Count Beissel von Gymnich acquired it in 1836.

What did Burg Boisdorf look like?

It was a moated castle with a rectangular manor house and a timber-framed outer bailey, connected by an arched bridge.

Burg Boisdorf

Boisdorf Castle

Kerpen

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Kerpen

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Burg Boisdorf stands in Kerpen (Rhein-Erft-Kreis), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Boisdorf was a moated castle in Kerpen, in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia. First documented in the mid-16th century as a fief granted by the Duke of Jülich, it later passed through several noble families before coming into the possession of Count Beissel von Gymnich in 1836. The complex included a rectangular manor house and a working outer bailey linked by an arched bridge, along with a small garden enclosed by moat walls. The site no longer exists, having been destroyed by lignite mining, and nothing remains to be seen there today.

What to know

Burg Boisdorf no longer exists, having been destroyed by lignite mining.
No visit is possible since the site has physically disappeared.
The only remaining traces of the castle are found in archives and historical descriptions.
Its former location was in Kerpen, in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Where this château is

Kerpen · Rhein-Erft-Kreis · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Kerpen, Rhein-Erft-Kreis

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Heritage status: Protection status unknown

Frequently asked

Can you visit Burg Boisdorf?: No, it was destroyed by lignite mining and nothing remains at the site today.
Where was Burg Boisdorf located?: It stood in Kerpen, in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Who owned Burg Boisdorf?: It was granted as a fief in 1548 to Wilhelm Scheiffarth von Merode and later passed through several families before Count Beissel von Gymnich acquired it in 1836.
What did Burg Boisdorf look like?: It was a moated castle with a rectangular manor house and a timber-framed outer bailey, connected by an arched bridge.