Can you still see Burg Wevelinghoven today?

Only the mound on which it stood remains, along with a later moat and garden pavilion, no medieval structure still stands.

Who built Burg Wevelinghoven?

It was the seat of the lords of Wevelinghoven, recorded from 1075 and continuously from 1138 until the family died out in 1450.

What happened to this stronghold?

It was probably destroyed in 1584 during the Cologne War and never rebuilt.

Who was the most notable member of the Wevelinghoven family?

Florenz von Wevelinghoven, who served as bishop of Münster and Utrecht.

Burg Wevelinghoven

Wevelinghoven Castle

Grevenbroich

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Grevenbroich

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Burg Wevelinghoven stands in Grevenbroich (Rhein-Kreis Neuss), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Wevelinghoven was the ancestral seat of the lords of Wevelinghoven, a motte raised on the left bank of the Erft river in the Wevelinghoven district of Grevenbroich. Of the medieval stronghold only an earthen mound about eight metres high remains, surrounded by a later moat laid out as part of a classical garden design. A small timber-framed pavilion now stands on top of the mound, the only visible structure on the site today. The Wevelinghoven family, recorded from 1075 and continuously from 1138 until the line died out in 1450, counted Florenz von Wevelinghoven, bishop of Münster and Utrecht, among its most notable members.

What to know

Only an earthen mound and a moat remain of the medieval stronghold, no original building has survived.
The site can be freely visited outdoors, more as a landscape feature than a built monument.
The small timber-framed pavilion seen on top dates from a later garden layout, not from the medieval period.
As no information on opening hours, fees or access is available, visitors should expect only a brief outdoor stop.

Where this château is

Grevenbroich · Rhein-Kreis Neuss · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

41516 Grevenbroich

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Can you still see Burg Wevelinghoven today?: Only the mound on which it stood remains, along with a later moat and garden pavilion, no medieval structure still stands.
Who built Burg Wevelinghoven?: It was the seat of the lords of Wevelinghoven, recorded from 1075 and continuously from 1138 until the family died out in 1450.
What happened to this stronghold?: It was probably destroyed in 1584 during the Cologne War and never rebuilt.
Who was the most notable member of the Wevelinghoven family?: Florenz von Wevelinghoven, who served as bishop of Münster and Utrecht.