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Burg Kerpen
Kerpen
Alfred Andersch lebte nach dem 2. Weltkrieg mehrere Jahre auf Burg Kerpen. Castle Kerpen was from 1911 to 1941 the home of the famous Eifel painter Fritz von Wille, whose grave is located above the castle. Alfred Andersch lived for several years afther the Second Worl War at the Kerpen Castle…
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Burg Kommern
Mechernich
Kommern Castle was built around 1350 and until 1794 was the seat of the ducal Arenberg bailiff of the imperial lordship of Kommern, so it was an administrative building.
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Burg Monschau
Monschau
The Monschau Castle presumably originated at the beginning of the 13th century. In the middle of the 14th century, the complex was extended and enclosed by a mighty circular wall and embattlements. This nearly impregnable fortress of the powerful Jülich Counts was besieged with heavy artillery by Emperor Charles V in 1543 and was ultimately overtaken; the town was looted…
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Burg Nideggen
Nideggen
Nideggen Castle looks back on an eventful history and is a unique cultural monument to the history of the Middle Ages in the Rhineland and the Eifel.
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Burg Olbrück
Niederdürenbach
Olbrück Castle is located in the middle of the magnificent volcanic area of the Eifel. The geological dimension of volcanism and the cultural-historical dimension of the Middle Ages collide here and become tangible at Olbrück Castle!.
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Burg Pyrmont
Roes
Pyrmont Castle is enthroned on a mighty slate rock above a waterfall on the Elzbach.
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Burg Ramstein - Eine gotische Ruine im Kylltal
Kordel
The construction of Ramstein Castle near Korde dates back to the Electors of Trier. The castle Ramstein (today ruin) is lonely located on a sandstone rock south of Kordel.
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Burg Reifferscheid
Hellenthal
Close to the border between the Eifel and the Ardennes in the municipality of Hellenthal is Reifferscheid Castle, first mentioned in 1106, a medieval hilltop castle typical of the Eifel. The current system of castle ruins, outer bailey and fortified castle settlement reflects the change in this former mansion…
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