Castle Linn

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Burg Linn stands in Krefeld (Krefeld), 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 Linn stands in the Linn district east of central Krefeld, ringed by a moat that still traces its outline. Most of its hexagonal enclosure dates from the 13th century, built on the foundations of an earlier residential and defensive tower raised by the lords of Linn in the century before. Gutted by fire in the early 18th century during the War of the Spanish Succession, it kept its keep, long used as a prison and known locally as the Butterturm. Visitors can still trace six separate building phases, the last two of which never achieved the symmetry originally planned.

What to know

• The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
• Burg Linn is located in Krefeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Linn district east of the city centre.
• The present structure, largely dating from the 13th century, stands within its moat, with the keep still known by its old nickname Butterturm.
• No verified details on opening hours, prices or accessibility are available here.

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Where this château is

Krefeld · Krefeld · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Krefeld, Krefeld

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Heritage status

Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Where is Burg Linn located?

It stands in the Linn district of Krefeld, in North Rhine-Westphalia, about five kilometres east of the city centre.

How old is Burg Linn?

Its present core dates mainly from the 13th century, built in stages from an earlier 12th-century residential and defensive tower.

Why is the keep called Butterturm?

The nickname stems from its later use as a prison in the 18th century, derived from the German word for a jailer, Büttel.

Was Burg Linn ever destroyed?

It burned several times during the War of the Spanish Succession in the early 18th century and was afterwards abandoned as a residence.

Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

• This entry in Markdown
• Wikidata Q1012990
• Official website

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