Where is Haus Gronau located?

Between the villages of Straß and Gey, within the municipality of Hürtgenwald, in the Kreis Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Is Haus Gronau an actual fortified castle?

It originated as a wooden motte surrounded by a moat, built as a refuge against Viking raids; the stone building seen today dates from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Can Haus Gronau be visited?

No verified information about opening hours or access conditions is available.

How old are the historical records of Gronau?

The site is first documented on 3 January 1414, in a dispute involving a certain Mathias von Gronau.

Haus Gronau

Hürtgenwald

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Hürtgenwald

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Haus Gronau stands in Hürtgenwald (Kreis Düren), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Haus Gronau is a former moated manor house lying between the villages of Straß and Gey, within the municipality of Hürtgenwald. The site originated as a wooden motte, built as a refuge against Viking raids that pushed up the Rhineland rivers in the late 9th century. The present building, a roughly square rubble-stone structure surrounded by a moat, dates from the 17th and 18th centuries, with alterations made in the early 20th century. An open horseshoe-shaped farmyard faces the entrance gate of the house.

What to know

The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
No verified information is available regarding opening hours, admission fees or access conditions.
A restored war memorial, with an information board from the local hiking association, stands along the access path.
The building lies in a rural setting between the villages of Straß and Gey, within Hürtgenwald.

Where this château is

Hürtgenwald · Kreis Düren · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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This châteauChâteaux within 40 km

Address

Maubacher Str. 2, 52393 Hürtgenwald-Straß

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Frequently asked

Where is Haus Gronau located?: Between the villages of Straß and Gey, within the municipality of Hürtgenwald, in the Kreis Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Is Haus Gronau an actual fortified castle?: It originated as a wooden motte surrounded by a moat, built as a refuge against Viking raids; the stone building seen today dates from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Can Haus Gronau be visited?: No verified information about opening hours or access conditions is available.
How old are the historical records of Gronau?: The site is first documented on 3 January 1414, in a dispute involving a certain Mathias von Gronau.