Schloss Rösberg
Rösberg Castle
Bornheim
Access
No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found
- Where
- Bornheim
To make a day of it
Schloss Rösberg 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.
Schloss Rösberg is a baroque ensemble set on a rise above the Rösberg district of Bornheim, in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. Built between 1729 and 1731 to designs by architect Johann Conrad Schlaun for the von Weichs family, it overlooks a park that opens onto the Rhine valley. Rebuilt several times after fires and a 1941 bombing raid, the building now contains privately owned apartments following a conversion into condominiums in the 1990s.
What to know
- The building is now divided into private apartments and cannot be visited inside.
- Visitors can view the exterior and walk along the park from the avenue leading to the estate.
- The park retains old chestnut avenues and mature trees, protected under the local landscape plan.
- There are no visiting hours or admission fees, since the site is a residential property.
- The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Where this château is
Bornheim · Rhein-Sieg-Kreis · Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Address
Bornheim, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis
Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.
- Heritage status
- Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Frequently asked
- Can you visit Schloss Rösberg?
- No, the interior has been converted into private apartments since the 1990s and is not open to visitors.
- Who built Schloss Rösberg?
- Architect Johann Conrad Schlaun designed it between 1729 and 1731 for Ferdinand Joseph von Weichs and his wife.
- Why was the building rebuilt several times?
- Fires in 1833 and a bombing raid in 1941 each destroyed large parts of the structure.
- What can still be seen today?
- The facades, the courtyard framed by the three buildings, and the surrounding park can be seen from outside.
- Is the park of Schloss Rösberg accessible?
- Visitors can walk along its edges, as the park still keeps its chestnut avenues and protected old trees.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.
