Löwenburg and Philippsburg

Löwenburg and Philippsburg
Löwenburg, Burg Monreal, Philippsburg, das Rech
Monreal
Ruins of the Löwenburg above Monreal
Löwenburg and Philippsburg
Coordinates	50°18′01″N 7°09′37″E
Type	hill castle, spur castle
Code	DE-RP
Height	350 m above sea level (NHN)
Site information
Condition	ruin
Site history
Built	13th century
Garrison information
Occupants	counts

On a hill spur above the Eifel village of Monreal in Germany's Elzbach valley, at a height of 350 m above sea level (NHN), stand two neighbouring ruined hill castles: the Löwenburg, also called Monreal Castle (German: Burg Monreal), and the Philippsburg. The latter is also known locally as das Rech (the Roe Deer).

The Löwenburg, 2015 aerial photograph

The Philippsburg, 2015 aerial photograph

Literature

• Werner Bornheim gen. Schilling (2001), G. Ulrich Großmann (ed.), "Die Burgen von Monreal", Monreal in der Eifel, Berichte zur Haus- und Bauforschung, 7, Marburg, pp. 61–72{{citation}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
• Günther Stanzl: Instandsetzungsarbeiten an der Burgruine Monreal („Große Burg“). Ein kritischer Arbeitsbericht. In: Denkmalpflege in Rheinland-Pfalz. 47/51 (1992/1996), pp. 429–440.

External links

• Burgruine Monreal on the website of Burgen, Schlösser, Altertümer Rheinland-Pfalz
• Entry on Löwenburg in EBIDAT, the databank of the European Castles Institute
• Entry on Philippsburg in EBIDAT, the databank of the European Castles Institute
• Ground plan of the Löwenburg at burgenwelt.de
• Ground plan of the Philippsburg at burgenwelt.de