Brandenbourg Castle
Location
The castle is located high above the crossroads of the road from the River Sûre up into the Ardennes and that from Bourscheid to Vianden. The site, measuring 35 by 95 metres, consists of the main castle and of a lower courtyard.
History
Archaeological digs provide evidence of a wooden fort dating back to the 9th and 10th centuries. The first buildings of stone are from the 13th century. In the 14th century a chapel was added to the castle. And during the 15th and 16th centuries the castle was expanded and a bailey, two towers, vaulted cellars and curtain walls were added.
The castle was inhabited since the middle of the 18th century. Like many other medieval castles, it was then abandoned and left to fall into ruin. In 1936 and during the 1950s, the State carried out basic consolidation work with the permission of the owner. Since the 1980s, necessary consolidation work has been performed while archaeologists have continued to explore the site for further evidence of the castle's history.
The castle today
The ruin is accessible to the public, between 9 am and 5 pm every day (closed from November to March).
Gallery
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The castle high above the village
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Drawing by Martinus-Antonius Kuytenbrower (1857)
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The castle from the south
See also
References
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- ^ Die Gemeinden Bastendorf, Fouhren, Tandel, Buch 1 (2019), Kapitel 1, Le château de Brandenbourg, pages 73, 122-123, 192.
- ^ "Château fort de Brandenbourg".
- ^ "Château fort de Brandenbourg" Archived March 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Service des Sites et Monuments Nationaux. (in French) Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ "Brandenbourg Castle" Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Castles in Luxembourg. Retrieved 23 March 2011.