Is Schloss Sinzig a genuine medieval castle?

No, it is a neo-Gothic villa built between 1854 and 1858 on the site of an earlier medieval moated castle destroyed in 1689.

What can visitors see at Schloss Sinzig?

Visitors can see Sinzig's local history museum, which is housed in the building.

Who commissioned Schloss Sinzig?

The Cologne merchant Gustav Bunge commissioned it as a summer residence, designed by architect Vincenz Statz.

What do the tower's wall paintings depict?

They depict four historical scenes connected to the region, painted by Karl Christian Andreae between 1863 and 1865.

Schloss Sinzig

Sinzig Castle

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Adult: Free
Child: Free

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Schloss Sinzig stands in Sinzig (Landkreis Ahrweiler), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Admission is free. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Sinzig occupies the site of a medieval moated castle built for the dukes of Jülich-Berg, destroyed in 1689 during the War of the Palatine Succession. The present neo-Gothic building was erected between 1854 and 1858 as a summer residence for the Cologne merchant Gustav Bunge, designed by architect Vincenz Statz. It now houses Sinzig's local history museum along with rooms used by the town, including a wedding hall in the tower decorated with historicist wall paintings by Karl Christian Andreae from 1863 to 1865.

What to know

Sinzig's local history museum is housed inside the building.
The tower room, decorated with 19th century wall paintings, is used as the wedding hall of Sinzig's registry office.
The surrounding park was laid out around 1840 to designs by Peter Joseph Lenné.
The building is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Practical information

Opening hours

Monday (today)	Closed
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	14:00-17:00
Friday	13:00-17:00
Saturday	11:00-17:00
Sunday	11:00-17:00

Open all year: Donnerstag 14-17 Uhr, Freitag 13-17 Uhr, Samstag 11-17 Uhr, Sonntag 11-17 Uhr

Prices

Adult: Free
Child: Free

Free for Free entry for all visitors

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Where this château is

Sinzig · Landkreis Ahrweiler · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Address

Barbarossastraße 35, 53489 Sinzig

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Château phone number

+49 2642 991508

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Rheinland-Pfalz

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Schloss Sinzig: how much is admission?: Admission is free. Child: free. Free for: free entry for all visitors.
Is Schloss Sinzig a genuine medieval castle?: No, it is a neo-Gothic villa built between 1854 and 1858 on the site of an earlier medieval moated castle destroyed in 1689.
What can visitors see at Schloss Sinzig?: Visitors can see Sinzig's local history museum, which is housed in the building.
Who commissioned Schloss Sinzig?: The Cologne merchant Gustav Bunge commissioned it as a summer residence, designed by architect Vincenz Statz.
What do the tower's wall paintings depict?: They depict four historical scenes connected to the region, painted by Karl Christian Andreae between 1863 and 1865.