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Burg Schweinheim, Euskirchen

Burg Schweinheim

Schweinheim Castle

Euskirchen

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Euskirchen

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Burg Schweinheim stands in Euskirchen (Kreis Euskirchen), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Schweinheim is a former moated castle, a Wasserburg, located in the Euskirchen district that bears its name. Little is known about its origins, though a document from 1333 already mentions a house, a farm, a village and a court called Schweinheim, held as a fief from Jülich. The complex once consisted of an outer bailey and a main residence, separated by water-filled moats. The site is also known for the discovery there of a medieval pig-shaped money box found with old coins, regarded as one of the earliest identifiable German piggy banks.

What to know

  • The outer bailey (Vorburg) was largely demolished in the 19th century, leaving only a corner tower and a few wall remnants.
  • After these demolitions the site developed into a large agricultural estate, which limits what visitors can see today of a medieval castle.
  • No verified information is available regarding visiting hours or organized public access.
  • Much of the site's interest lies in the archaeological discovery of a medieval pig-shaped money box, rather than in a structured visitor route.

Where this château is

Euskirchen · Kreis Euskirchen · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

53881 Euskirchen

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown

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Frequently asked

Can Burg Schweinheim be visited?
No verified information points to organized public access or set visiting hours.
What remains of Burg Schweinheim today?
Of the former outer bailey only a corner tower and a few wall remnants survive, the rest of the site having become a farm estate.
How far back is Burg Schweinheim documented?
A record from 1333 already mentions a house, a farm, a village and a court called Schweinheim, held as a fief from Jülich.
Why has Burg Schweinheim drawn recent attention?
It became known partly through the discovery of a medieval pig-shaped money box found there with old coins.

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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