Can Schloss Windeck still be visited today?

No, the 19th-century building was fully demolished after the 1945 fire; only the medieval ruin remains on the site.

Who built Schloss Windeck?

Prussian Landrat Oscar Danzier had it erected in 1859/60 on the remains of the old fortress.

Why did Schloss Windeck disappear?

It was set on fire during the Easter 1945 fighting, and its remains were later cleared away since the medieval ruin was considered more worth preserving.

What can still be seen in Windeck today?

Visitors can see the Burgruine Windeck, the medieval ruin on which the 19th-century Schloss had been built.

Schloss Windeck

Windeck Castle

Windeck

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Windeck

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Schloss Windeck stands in Windeck (Rhein-Sieg-Kreis), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Windeck was a villa built in 1859 on the heights of the Burgruine Windeck, in the town of Windeck, in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia. The Prussian Landrat Oscar Danzier, who had acquired the medieval ruins in 1852, had this building erected in a neo-medieval style on the old castle's foundations and vaults. The Caminneci family, who took ownership through marriage, doubled its size around 1900, giving it four towers decorated with tuff stone in a Gothic manner. Set ablaze during the fighting at Easter 1945, the building was fully demolished in the following decades, as preservation efforts focused instead on the older medieval ruin.

What to know

Schloss Windeck no longer exists: it was completely demolished after the 1945 fire.
Only the older Burgruine Windeck still stands on the site today.
No opening hours, admission fees or accessibility information exist for this vanished building.
Visitors' interest lies in the medieval remains rather than in the 19th-century Schloss, which is gone.

Where this château is

Windeck · Rhein-Sieg-Kreis · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

51570 Windeck

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Frequently asked

Can Schloss Windeck still be visited today?: No, the 19th-century building was fully demolished after the 1945 fire; only the medieval ruin remains on the site.
Who built Schloss Windeck?: Prussian Landrat Oscar Danzier had it erected in 1859/60 on the remains of the old fortress.
Why did Schloss Windeck disappear?: It was set on fire during the Easter 1945 fighting, and its remains were later cleared away since the medieval ruin was considered more worth preserving.
What can still be seen in Windeck today?: Visitors can see the Burgruine Windeck, the medieval ruin on which the 19th-century Schloss had been built.