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Kreuzau Castle

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  • Location: Kreuzau, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    November 20, 2019

    Road cycling

    Wasserburg near the Rur.
    Built around 1330.
    In World War II so damaged that it was cleared down to the first floor.
    Reconstructed in 1970 in today's form.
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    March 26, 2021

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    The knight Dietrich Schinnemann, a powerful vassal of the Duke of Jülich, seems to have been a member of the von Ouwe family, known as the lords of the castle. He was the knight who called for a rebellion against Duke Wilhelm I of Jülich in the second half of the 13th century,
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    July 15, 2020

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    Kreuzau Castle is just a short detour from the RurUferRadweg. According to Wikipedia, it is located in Kreuzau above the Rur in the district of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia. The moated castle was built not far from the crossing of an old Roman road over the Rur. There may have been a house on the site of the castle in Roman times. (much more on Wikipedia!)
    Right next door is a very nice bike shop that, as a bike traveler, helped me very quickly despite the busy schedule and replaced several spokes.
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    Location: Kreuzau, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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