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Burg Lövenich, Zülpich

Burg Lövenich

Lövenich Castle

Zülpich

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Zülpich

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Open within 20 km

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Burg Lövenich stands in Zülpich (Kreis Euskirchen), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 12th century. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Lövenich once stood south of the village church in Lövenich, now a district of Zülpich in North Rhine-Westphalia. First recorded in 1124 as a fief of the lords of Hengebach, it left no known description of its appearance and was destroyed by fire in 1779, with its last remains cleared away in 1872. Nothing of the structure survives today, the former site having long been absorbed into the village.

What to know

  • No building or visible remains survive at the site today.
  • The former location lay south of the village church in Lövenich, a district of Zülpich.
  • There are no opening hours, fees or organized visits since the castle no longer exists.
  • The old moats, once traceable on historical maps, were filled in when the road to Linzenich was built.

Where this château is

Zülpich · Kreis Euskirchen · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Zülpich, Kreis Euskirchen

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Heritage status
Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Period of construction
12th century

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Frequently asked

Can Burg Lövenich still be visited?
No, no visible remains survive, the site has been fully absorbed into the village.
When did Burg Lövenich disappear?
The building burned down completely in 1779 and its last remains were demolished in 1872.
Where was Burg Lövenich located?
It stood south of the village church in Lövenich, now a district of Zülpich in North Rhine-Westphalia.
What is known about the appearance of Burg Lövenich?
Nothing is known about its appearance, as no description or depiction has survived.

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Sources

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

Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Kreis Euskirchen

From the same period — 12e siècle