Can visitors enter the Kitzburg?

No, it is privately owned by a family and is not open to the public.

When was the current building constructed?

The Baroque manor house seen today was built between 1671 and 1682, on medieval foundations from the 13th century.

Where is the Kitzburg located?

In Bornheim, in the Walberberg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Has the Kitzburg been used in film or television?

Yes, it served as a location for the series Verbotene Liebe and for episodes of Alarm für Cobra 11 and Mord mit Aussicht.

Kitzburg

Bornheim

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Bornheim

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Open within 20 km

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Kitzburg stands in Bornheim (Rhein-Sieg-Kreis), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Kitzburg is a small moated Schloss on the southern edge of Walberberg, a district of Bornheim. Standing on a square artificial island surrounded by a moat, the present building dates from a Baroque rebuilding carried out between 1671 and 1682, on medieval foundations from the 13th century. Four corner pavilions, one of them a chapel, mark the walled island, reached by three bridges at the end of a straight 500 metre hedge-lined avenue. The estate remains privately owned and is not open to visitors.

What to know

The Kitzburg is privately owned and cannot be visited.
There is no public access to the interior or to the courtyard of the moated island.
The hedge-lined avenue and surroundings can be glimpsed from the paths around Walberberg.
The building is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The site has been used as a filming location for several German TV series, though this does not open it to visitors.

Where this château is

Bornheim · Rhein-Sieg-Kreis · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Bornheim, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Frequently asked

Can visitors enter the Kitzburg?: No, it is privately owned by a family and is not open to the public.
When was the current building constructed?: The Baroque manor house seen today was built between 1671 and 1682, on medieval foundations from the 13th century.
Where is the Kitzburg located?: In Bornheim, in the Walberberg district, in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Has the Kitzburg been used in film or television?: Yes, it served as a location for the series Verbotene Liebe and for episodes of Alarm für Cobra 11 and Mord mit Aussicht.