Can you still visit Burg Hermülheim?

Only an old gateway arch remains, visible from outside, as the rest of the castle was demolished in 1964.

Why was Burg Hermülheim destroyed?

After a long decline following the Second World War, the municipality of Hürth had the ruins demolished in a controlled fire in 1964.

What was the connection between Burg Hermülheim and the Teutonic Order?

The Teutonic Order acquired the lordship of Hermülheim and its castle in 1256, and the site remained tied to the Koblenz commandery for centuries.

Where is Burg Hermülheim located?

It lies in the Hermülheim district of Hürth, in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Burg Hermülheim

Hermülheim Castle

Hürth

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Burg Hermülheim stands in Hürth (Rhein-Erft-Kreis), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Hermülheim, in the Hermülheim district of Hürth, survives today only as a ruin: a single old gateway arch remains, now under protection. This former moated manor dates back to the Middle Ages and was linked for centuries to the Teutonic Order before suffering a turbulent history that ended in its demolition in the twentieth century. Rooted in the local history of ancient Roman water channels, the site now offers only a glimpse of the site itself and this surviving architectural fragment.

What to know

Only an old gateway arch remains of Burg Hermülheim, the rest of the building having been demolished in 1964.
The site lies in the Hermülheim district of Hürth, in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis.
The surviving gateway arch is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
No opening hours, admission fees, or access conditions are available for this site, which can only be seen from outside.
A visit is limited to viewing the architectural remnant, as there is no habitable building or interior route.

Where this château is

Hürth · Rhein-Erft-Kreis · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Bonnstraße 67, 50354 Hürth

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Can you still visit Burg Hermülheim?: Only an old gateway arch remains, visible from outside, as the rest of the castle was demolished in 1964.
Why was Burg Hermülheim destroyed?: After a long decline following the Second World War, the municipality of Hürth had the ruins demolished in a controlled fire in 1964.
What was the connection between Burg Hermülheim and the Teutonic Order?: The Teutonic Order acquired the lordship of Hermülheim and its castle in 1256, and the site remained tied to the Koblenz commandery for centuries.
Where is Burg Hermülheim located?: It lies in the Hermülheim district of Hürth, in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia.