Can Husterknupp still be visited today?

No, the site was completely destroyed by lignite mining from 1956 onward and nothing remains there.

What was Husterknupp?

It was a Lower Rhine motte castle, ancestral seat of the Counts of Hochstaden, excavated archaeologically between 1949 and 1951.

Where was Husterknupp located?

Near Frimmersdorf, now part of Grevenbroich, within a bend of the river Erft.

Is there anything left to see of Husterknupp?

Nothing physically remains, it is known only through archaeological findings and reports.

Husterknupp Castle

Grevenbroich

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Grevenbroich

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

Husterknupp no longer exists as a physical place: it was a motte castle on the Lower Rhine near Grevenbroich, completely erased by the advance of an open-cast lignite mine. Ancestral seat of the Counts of Hochstaden, the earth-and-timber stronghold was excavated in exemplary fashion between 1949 and 1951, revealing three building phases, from a 9th-century settlement to an 11th-century raised motte, followed by a stone castle begun in 1244 under Archbishop Conrad of Hochstaden. Nothing remains on site today, the ground having been dug away by mining from 1956 onward.

What to know

The site was destroyed by lignite mining from 1956 onward, so there is nothing left to visit on the ground.
Everything known about the motte comes from the archaeological excavations carried out between 1949 and 1951.
The former location lay near Frimmersdorf, now a district of Grevenbroich, within a loop of the river Erft.
There are no opening hours, fees or visitor facilities since the site no longer physically exists.

Where this château is

Grevenbroich · Rhein-Kreis Neuss · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Grevenbroich, Rhein-Kreis Neuss

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Frequently asked

Can Husterknupp still be visited today?: No, the site was completely destroyed by lignite mining from 1956 onward and nothing remains there.
What was Husterknupp?: It was a Lower Rhine motte castle, ancestral seat of the Counts of Hochstaden, excavated archaeologically between 1949 and 1951.
Where was Husterknupp located?: Near Frimmersdorf, now part of Grevenbroich, within a bend of the river Erft.
Is there anything left to see of Husterknupp?: Nothing physically remains, it is known only through archaeological findings and reports.