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Hemmerich Castle Ruins

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Hemmerich Castle Ruins

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Naturpark Rheinland

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  • Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    January 29, 2022

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    Although the formerly proud Hemmerich Castle has been a ruin since a devastating fire shortly after the end of the Second World War, it is still a clearly visible testimony to the castle complex of that time.
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    After the castle was destroyed by fires in 1869 and 1906, the mansion was rebuilt as a neo-renaissance villa according to plans by the architect Wilhelm Graf Mörner. After a …
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    August 22, 2021

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    The castle was given the Rhenish Rococo style after a redesign in the years 1729 to 1733 by Maria Elisabeth zum Pütz from a family of Cologne and Düsseldorf mayors. In 1825 it was acquired by Karl Freiherr von Nordeck (1793-1853), whose family owned it until 2008.
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    Naturpark Rheinland - Kappesweg

    26.3km

    08:11

    150m

    150m

    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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    Elevation 160 m

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    Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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