Zülpich Castle
| Zülpich Castle | |
|---|---|
Burg Zülpich | |
| Zülpich | |
 Zülpich Castle from the south | |
  Zülpich Castle | |
| Coordinates | 50°41′25″N 6°38′49″E / 50.690139°N 6.646806°E |
| Type | lowland castle |
| Code | DE-NW |
| Height | Height missing, see template documentation |
| Site information | |
| Condition | preserved or largely preserved |
| Site history | |
| Built | 14th century |
| Materials | Backstein |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Klerus (Kölner Erzbischöfe) |
Zülpich Castle or the Electoral Cologne Landesburg of Zülpich (German: Kurkölnische Landesburg Zülpich) is the landmark and symbol of the town of Zülpich in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Its origins may be traced to a Roman castrum. The present site was built in the late 14th century as a symbol of sovereignty and outpost of the archbishops of Cologne against the County of Jülich.
Razed by French troops at the end of the 17th century, the ruins of the lowland castle ended up in private hands. The Zülpich manufacturing family of Sieger opened a schnaps distillery in the castle until 1870 that operated until the 1980s. In the Second World War it was badly damaged, was partly rebuilt in the 1950s and acts today as a tourist information bureau and home of the Zülpich History Society.
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Literature
- Paul Clemen (ed.): Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kreises Euskirchen. L. Schwann, Düsseldorf 1900 (Die Kunstdenkmäler der Rheinprovinz. Vol. 4, Part. 4), pp. 223–228 (online).
- Harald Herzog: Mauern, Türme und Ruinen. Ein Wanderführer zu Burgen und Schlössern im Kreis Euskirchen. Rheinland-Verlag, Cologne,1990, ISBN 3-7927-1153-2, S. 10–14.
- Dirk Holterman, Harald Herzog: Die Euskirchener Burgenrunde. Radeln zwischen Erft und Eifel. Rau, Düsseldorf, 2000, ISBN 3-7919-0750-6, pp. 98–99 (online).
- Robert Janke, Harald Herzog: Burgen und Schlösser im Rheinland. Greven, Cologne, 2005, ISBN 3-7743-0368-1, p. 67.
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