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Niederburg, Büren

Niederburg

Büren

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Büren

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Niederburg stands in Büren (Kreis Paderborn), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 10th century. No visits are on record for this building.

The Niederburg, also known as Unteres Haus auf der Brede, is a small ruined castle standing at the edge of Brenken, a district of Büren, in the Alme valley. What remains is a three storey stump of a stair tower and the gable wall of a dwelling with two stacked fireplaces, both dated to the late 15th or early 16th century. The site once belonged to the lords von und zu Brenken and was destroyed in 1622 during the Thirty Years' War.

What to know

  • The ruin stands on private land and can only be viewed from a distance because of the risk of collapse.
  • There is no visitor infrastructure or organised access to the site.
  • The location is in Büren, in the Kreis Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • No hours or fees apply since the site cannot be approached closely.

Where this château is

Büren · Kreis Paderborn · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Brenken, 33142 Büren

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Heritage status
Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Period of construction
10th century

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the inside of the Niederburg?
No, the site is privately owned and at risk of collapse, so it can only be viewed from a distance.
How old is the Niederburg?
The surviving remains date from the late 15th or early 16th century, though the site itself is older.
Who built the Niederburg?
It was the seat of the lords von und zu Brenken before passing by marriage and later by sale to other noble families.
Why is the Niederburg a ruin today?
It was destroyed in 1622 by troops of Duke Christian of Brunswick during the Thirty Years' War.

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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 Paderborn

From the same period — 10e siècle