Skip to content
Chateaupedia
Trutzburg, Schleiden

Trutzburg Gemünd

Schleiden

Visit

Hours to be confirmed

Book a visit

You are leaving for the château’s own website

Where
Schleiden

Hours and prices not verified at the source yet.Check on the official website

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

Sleep nearby

Trutzburg stands in Schleiden (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.

The Trutzburg stands in Gemünd, a district of the town of Schleiden in the Kreis Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Despite its name, it is not a fortress but a townhouse built in 1618 for the ironworks master Dietrich Reinhard Günther, later nicknamed Trutzburg by a neighbouring nobleman. The building survived the heavy destruction that hit most of Gemünd during the Second World War and remains one of the oldest houses in the town. Its most notable feature is the wide round arched gateway leading into the courtyard, carved with the builder's and his wife's initials and the date 1619.

What to know

  • The Trutzburg is a historic house rather than a castle, best seen from the outside while walking through Gemünd.
  • The building is listed as a Baudenkmal in North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • No visiting hours or admission fees are published, as the interior was converted for modern residential use.
  • The main interest lies in the facade, particularly the round arched gateway dated 1619 on Bergstraße.

Where this château is

Schleiden · Kreis Euskirchen · Nordrhein-Westfalen

Map of the area around Trutzburg

Loading the map…

This châteauChâteaux within 40 km

Address

Bergstraße 5, 53937 Schleiden

Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.

Get directionsView on a map

Château phone number

+49 2444 1061

Call

The safest check before setting off: today’s hours, guided-tour availability, where to park.

Heritage status
Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen

Base map © IGN, Géoplateforme

Frequently asked

Can you visit the inside of the Trutzburg?
No, the interior was converted for modern residential use and is not open to visitors.
Why is the house called Trutzburg?
The name was given by Baron von Harff after a dispute with the builder Dietrich Reinhard Günther, who had moved to the other side of the Urft river to escape his jurisdiction.
How old is the Trutzburg?
The house was built in 1618, with the courtyard gateway dated 1619.
Did the Trutzburg survive the Second World War?
Yes, it remained standing although 85 percent of Gemünd was destroyed or badly damaged.

Something wrong here?

Tell us. Every report moves this entry up our verification queue.

Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Kreis Euskirchen