Can Burg Lürken still be visited today?

No, the castle was completely demolished in 1963 and 1964 and the site vanished under a lignite open-pit mine.

Why was Burg Lürken destroyed?

It stood in the path of the Zukunft-West lignite mine, which led to its demolition along with the nearby village.

Does anything of Burg Lürken survive today?

A Renaissance portal dated 1607 from the manor house was saved and now stands at Burg Konradsheim in Erftstadt.

What archaeological finds were made at the site?

Excavations between 1961 and 1963 uncovered the remains of an earlier Roman villa beneath the medieval castle.

Burg Lürken

Lürken Castle

Eschweiler

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Where: Eschweiler

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Burg Lürken stands in Eschweiler (Städteregion Aachen), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Recorded dating: 12th century. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Lürken was a moated castle dating from the 12th century, standing in the valley of the Merzbach at the centre of the former village of Lürken, now a vanished district of Eschweiler. First recorded in 1188 as castrum Lureke when it was purchased by the Archbishop of Cologne, it later passed through several noble families, including the Mangelmann family, who built a new manor house in 1607. The complex, consisting of a stone-built main house and a horseshoe-shaped outer bailey, was demolished in 1963 and 1964 to make way for the Zukunft-West lignite open-pit mine. Archaeological excavations carried out before the site disappeared also uncovered the remains of an earlier Roman villa.

Where this château is

Eschweiler · Städteregion Aachen · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Eschweiler, Städteregion Aachen

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Heritage status: Protection status unknown
Period of construction: 12th century

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Can Burg Lürken still be visited today?: No, the castle was completely demolished in 1963 and 1964 and the site vanished under a lignite open-pit mine.
Why was Burg Lürken destroyed?: It stood in the path of the Zukunft-West lignite mine, which led to its demolition along with the nearby village.
Does anything of Burg Lürken survive today?: A Renaissance portal dated 1607 from the manor house was saved and now stands at Burg Konradsheim in Erftstadt.
When was Burg Lürken first mentioned?: It first appears in records in 1188 as castrum Lureke, when it was purchased by the Archbishop of Cologne.
What archaeological finds were made at the site?: Excavations between 1961 and 1963 uncovered the remains of an earlier Roman villa beneath the medieval castle.