Can you visit the inside of Gracht Castle?

No, the main building now houses a private clinic and is closed to the public.

Is the park at Gracht Castle open to visitors?

Yes, the nine-hectare park surrounding the castle is public and can be freely explored.

Who owned Gracht Castle?

The Wolff-Metternich family owned the estate for about four centuries, until 1957.

Which famous person was born at Gracht Castle?

Carl Schurz, a fighter of the 1848 revolution who later became United States Secretary of the Interior, was born there in 1829.

Where is Gracht Castle located?

It is located in Erftstadt, in the Liblar district, in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Gracht Castle

Erftstadt

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Where: Erftstadt

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Schloss Gracht stands in Erftstadt (Rhein-Erft-Kreis), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Gracht is a moated castle in Erftstadt-Liblar, one of the typical water castles of the Cologne region. The complex consists of a three-winged outer bailey and a two-winged manor house, remodelled in the mid-19th century by architect Johann Anton Wallee for the Wolff-Metternich family, who owned the estate for four centuries. Its nine-hectare park, first laid out in the French style and later reshaped as an English landscape garden, is open to visitors, though the building itself now houses a private clinic and is not accessible to the public.

What to know

The main building now houses a private clinic and cannot be visited inside.
The nine-hectare park surrounding the castle is open to the public and can be explored freely.
The site is located in the Liblar district of Erftstadt, in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis.
No opening hours or admission fees apply, as the interior is not open to visitors.

Where this château is

Erftstadt · Rhein-Erft-Kreis · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Fritz-Erler-Straße 1, 50374 Erftstadt

Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the inside of Gracht Castle?: No, the main building now houses a private clinic and is closed to the public.
Is the park at Gracht Castle open to visitors?: Yes, the nine-hectare park surrounding the castle is public and can be freely explored.
Who owned Gracht Castle?: The Wolff-Metternich family owned the estate for about four centuries, until 1957.
Which famous person was born at Gracht Castle?: Carl Schurz, a fighter of the 1848 revolution who later became United States Secretary of the Interior, was born there in 1829.
Where is Gracht Castle located?: It is located in Erftstadt, in the Liblar district, in North Rhine-Westphalia.