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Motte Gripekoven, Wegberg

Motte Gripekoven

Wegberg

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Wegberg

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Motte Gripekoven stands in Wegberg (Kreis Heinsberg), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Motte Gripekoven is what remains of an earth and timber fortification raised around 1200 by the lords of Gripekoven, in marshy ground within the Beeck district of Wegberg. A second, later site known as Neu-Gripekoven was built in stone in the early 14th century and destroyed after a siege in 1354. Both locations survive mainly as earthworks, ditches and mounds, rather than as structures open for a conventional visit.

What to know

  • The Alt-Gripekoven motte lies directly behind a private farm (In Gripekoven 9) and can only be seen with the owner's permission.
  • The Neu-Gripekoven site is now overgrown or used for farming, with only the scale of its former ditches still visible.
  • There are no opening hours or admission fees, as this is not a site set up for public visits.
  • Stone siege balls from the 1354 attack have been found in nearby fields over the decades, though none are displayed on site.
  • Any visit amounts to viewing earthworks and terrain rather than standing buildings.

Where this château is

Wegberg · Kreis Heinsberg · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

In Gripekoven 9A, 41844 Wegberg-Gripekoven

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown

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Frequently asked

Can visitors access the Motte Gripekoven freely?
No, access to the Alt-Gripekoven motte requires permission from the owner of the neighbouring farm.
What remains of Neu-Gripekoven castle?
Only traces of ditches and water retention systems survive, the site now being overgrown or used as farmland.
Why was Neu-Gripekoven destroyed?
The stronghold was besieged in 1354 by thousands of men mobilised against the knight Gerhard von Engelsdorf and was then razed.
How old is the Motte Gripekoven?
Pottery finds and written records suggest it was built around the year 1200.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Kreis Heinsberg