Where is the Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth located?

It is located in the Kaiserswerth district of Düsseldorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Can you visit the Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth?

It is an open-air ruin that can be freely accessed, with no roofed interior or exhibition.

Who built the Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth?

The site originated as an eighth-century monastery, was turned into a royal palace under Henry III, and later expanded into a fortress by Frederick Barbarossa in the late twelfth century.

Why is the Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth in ruins?

It was heavily damaged during the 1702 siege in the War of the Spanish Succession and subsequently demolished on the orders of Elector Johann Wilhelm II.

Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth

Düsseldorf

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Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth stands in Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf), 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 Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth is a medieval ruin located in the Kaiserswerth district of Düsseldorf. Built on an artificial island of the Rhine around a monastery founded in the eighth century, it became an imperial residence under Henry III and was later expanded into a formidable fortress by Frederick Barbarossa in the late twelfth century. The surviving remains, including sections of walls and ruined towers, mostly date from this later building phase. The site bears witness to several centuries of Holy Roman Empire history, marked by imperial visits, sieges and repeated destruction.

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What to know

The site is an open-air ruin with no roofed building to visit.
Access is free and unrestricted, in the Kaiserswerth district by the Rhine.
No opening hours or admission fees apply, as this is an open ruin site.
A visit amounts to a simple walk, requiring no particular physical effort.
The medieval portal stone with a Latin inscription, once moved to Schloss Benrath, has been returned to the site.

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Opening hours

Monday (today)	10:00-18:00
Tuesday	10:00-18:00
Wednesday	10:00-18:00
Thursday	10:00-18:00
Friday	10:00-18:00
Saturday	10:00-18:00
Sunday	10:00-18:00

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Where this château is

Düsseldorf · Düsseldorf · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Burgallee, 40489 Düsseldorf

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Château phone number

+49 211 22973077

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Where is the Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth located?: It is located in the Kaiserswerth district of Düsseldorf, in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Can you visit the Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth?: It is an open-air ruin that can be freely accessed, with no roofed interior or exhibition.
Who built the Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth?: The site originated as an eighth-century monastery, was turned into a royal palace under Henry III, and later expanded into a fortress by Frederick Barbarossa in the late twelfth century.
Why is the Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth in ruins?: It was heavily damaged during the 1702 siege in the War of the Spanish Succession and subsequently demolished on the orders of Elector Johann Wilhelm II.