Can visitors tour Schloss Landsberg?

No, the castle is used as a seminar venue by thyssenkrupp and is not open for regular public tours.

Who built Schloss Landsberg?

The original hilltop fortress was built in the late 13th century by Count Adolf V of Berg, later passing to the lords of Landsberg.

Why is the Thyssen name linked to the castle?

Industrialist August Thyssen bought the estate in 1903 and rebuilt it as a historicist residence; his family has owned it through a foundation since 1926.

Where is Schloss Landsberg located?

It lies in Ratingen, in the Kreis Mettmann in North Rhine-Westphalia, right on the border with the city of Essen.

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Schloss Landsberg stands in Ratingen (Kreis Mettmann), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 13th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Standing on a spur above the Ruhr valley, on the boundary between Ratingen and Essen, Schloss Landsberg combines a massive medieval keep with residential buildings reshaped in later centuries and again around 1903. The site was first fortified in the late 13th century to guard a strategic bridge over the Ruhr, later becoming the seat of the Landsberg lords and then the residence of industrialist August Thyssen. Its stone keep, partly preserved curtain wall and 17th century gabled manor house reflect these successive building phases. Surrounded by a landscape park, the estate now belongs to a family foundation and is used as a seminar venue.

What to know

The castle is leased as a conference and seminar venue and is not open for casual sightseeing.
It stands within a wooded landscape park, about one kilometre from the centre of Kettwig.
The keep has housed the Thyssen family crypt since 1928.
No public opening hours or admission fees are published for the site.

Where this château is

Ratingen · Kreis Mettmann · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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August-Thyssen-Straße 1, 40885 Ratingen

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Château phone number

+49 2054 9290

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Period of construction: 13th century

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Frequently asked

Can visitors tour Schloss Landsberg?: No, the castle is used as a seminar venue by thyssenkrupp and is not open for regular public tours.
Who built Schloss Landsberg?: The original hilltop fortress was built in the late 13th century by Count Adolf V of Berg, later passing to the lords of Landsberg.
Why is the Thyssen name linked to the castle?: Industrialist August Thyssen bought the estate in 1903 and rebuilt it as a historicist residence; his family has owned it through a foundation since 1926.
Where is Schloss Landsberg located?: It lies in Ratingen, in the Kreis Mettmann in North Rhine-Westphalia, right on the border with the city of Essen.