Can Burg Kerpen be visited freely?

The grounds of the former stronghold, owned by the municipality of Illingen, are accessible without any particular known restriction.

What remains of Burg Kerpen today?

A restored round tower, an early seventeenth-century gatehouse and a pentagonal corner tower survive, while the rest of the walls have disappeared.

Why was Burg Kerpen destroyed?

It was damaged during the Thirty Years' War and later set on fire by French troops in 1677.

Is there accommodation on the Burg Kerpen site?

A hotel-restaurant built in 1999 now occupies part of the former outer bailey.

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Burg Kerpen (Saarland) stands in Illingen (Landkreis Neunkirchen), in Saarland, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Kerpen stands in the centre of Illingen, in the valley of the river Ill, and only parts of its medieval structure remain today. First documented in 1359 as a fief held by Dietrich V von Kerpen, the castle suffered repeated destruction, notably during the Thirty Years' War and again when French troops set it ablaze in 1677, followed by a slow rebuilding. Visitors can see the round tower restored in the twentieth century, which contains a small late Gothic chapel and a festival hall, along with a gatehouse built in 1605 and a pentagonal corner tower, while the rest of the surrounding wall was dismantled during the nineteenth century.

What to know

The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in Saarland.
Only part of the original castle survives, the remainder having been quarried for stone in the nineteenth century.
The restored round tower contains a chapel and a small festival hall, visible on the freely accessible grounds.
Part of the former outer bailey was incorporated into a hotel-restaurant built in 1999.
A stone bridge crosses the river Ill in front of the seventeenth-century gatehouse.

Where this château is

Illingen · Landkreis Neunkirchen · Saarland

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Hauptstraße, 66557 Illingen

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal

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Can Burg Kerpen be visited freely?: The grounds of the former stronghold, owned by the municipality of Illingen, are accessible without any particular known restriction.
What remains of Burg Kerpen today?: A restored round tower, an early seventeenth-century gatehouse and a pentagonal corner tower survive, while the rest of the walls have disappeared.
Why was Burg Kerpen destroyed?: It was damaged during the Thirty Years' War and later set on fire by French troops in 1677.
Is there accommodation on the Burg Kerpen site?: A hotel-restaurant built in 1999 now occupies part of the former outer bailey.