Can you visit Schloss Wachendorf?

The building is privately owned and is not open to the public as a visitable monument.

How old is Schloss Wachendorf?

Its present form dates from a rebuilding around 1780, further altered in 1883.

Does the schloss have medieval origins?

Yes, it stands on the site of a knights' seat first recorded in 1190, part of whose central tower survives.

Who owns Schloss Wachendorf today?

It belongs to the descendants of the Müller von Blumencron family, who acquired it in the late nineteenth century.

Schloss Wachendorf

Wachendorf Castle

Mechernich

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Schloss Wachendorf stands in Mechernich (Kreis Euskirchen), 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 Wachendorf stands in Mechernich, in the Kreis Euskirchen, on the site of a former knights' seat first recorded in the twelfth century. Its present appearance, with three storeys, a tall mansard roof and a six-storey central tower, took shape around 1780 and was further reworked in 1883 in the style of a maison de plaisance. Remnants of the earlier fortification's earthworks and moats still surround part of the building, which now holds around sixty rooms. The property is used today for civil wedding ceremonies and houses a Zen temple.

What to know

The building holds Baudenkmal status in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The schloss is privately owned by the Müller von Blumencron family, which limits general visitor access.
Parts of the medieval fortification's moats and earthworks remain visible around the grounds.
The site is used as a venue for civil wedding ceremonies conducted by the Mechernich registry office.

Where this château is

Mechernich · Kreis Euskirchen · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Schloß Wachendorf 1, 53894 Mechernich-Wachendorf

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Can you visit Schloss Wachendorf?: The building is privately owned and is not open to the public as a visitable monument.
How old is Schloss Wachendorf?: Its present form dates from a rebuilding around 1780, further altered in 1883.
Does the schloss have medieval origins?: Yes, it stands on the site of a knights' seat first recorded in 1190, part of whose central tower survives.
Who owns Schloss Wachendorf today?: It belongs to the descendants of the Müller von Blumencron family, who acquired it in the late nineteenth century.