Can you visit the inside of the Doktorsburg?

No, the building serves as a meeting place for senior citizens and is not open to the public as a monument.

Where is the Doktorsburg located?

It is located in the Wiesdorf district of Leverkusen, in North Rhine-Westphalia.

How old is the Doktorsburg?

The site was first mentioned in 1171 as a moated castle before becoming a fortified estate and later a manor house.

Where does the name Doktorsburg come from?

It comes from Dr. Jakob von Omphal, a physician who bought the estate in 1540 and ran it as a fortified property.

Doktorsburg

Leverkusen

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Doktorsburg stands in Leverkusen (Leverkusen), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Doktorsburg stands in the Wiesdorf district of Leverkusen and began as a moated stronghold before becoming a manor farm and later a stately house. First recorded in 1171, it took its present name from a physician, Dr. Jakob von Omphal, who acquired the property in 1540 and ran it as a fortified estate. The manor house seen today dates from a 1682 rebuilding carried out by Baron von Merode, a commander of the Teutonic Order. The building is not a museum; it now serves as a meeting place for senior citizens.

What to know

The building is not open as a museum; it functions as a meeting place for senior citizens.
It stands in the urban district of Wiesdorf in Leverkusen, so visits are mainly from the outside.
The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The moats that once surrounded the house have largely disappeared or run underground today.

Where this château is

Leverkusen · Leverkusen · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Rathenaustraße 63, 51373 Leverkusen-Wiesdorf

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Can you visit the inside of the Doktorsburg?: No, the building serves as a meeting place for senior citizens and is not open to the public as a monument.
Where is the Doktorsburg located?: It is located in the Wiesdorf district of Leverkusen, in North Rhine-Westphalia.
How old is the Doktorsburg?: The site was first mentioned in 1171 as a moated castle before becoming a fortified estate and later a manor house.
Where does the name Doktorsburg come from?: It comes from Dr. Jakob von Omphal, a physician who bought the estate in 1540 and ran it as a fortified property.