Burg Lüftelberg

The Burg Lüftelberg in Lüftelberg, a district of the city of Meckenheim in the Rhine-Sieg district (Nordrhein-Westfalen), dates back to a medieval foundation. Its current castle figure dates back to the 18th century.

The water castle, or the gender, which was named after the castle, was first mentioned in 1260 in a deed from the law firm of Count Wilhelm IV (Jülich). It was the center of the Herrlichkeit Mountains, later called Lüftelberge. The castle is based on the Holy Lüfthildis. A first known owner was Dietrich von Volmestein, who sold the castle in 1358 to the brothers Johann and Conz of Vischenich. The castle was then owned by the Lords of Gymnich from 1448 to 1548. After that, it belonged to Schall von Bell and since the mid-17th century it was owned by Vorst-Lombeck. In the year 1827 it came by inheritance to the family of Jordan. It was severely damaged during the Second World War. Today, parts are accessible to visitors.

It is a two-piece water castle from the castle and manor house. The medieval complex was heavily redesigned in the 15th century and provided with moats and round towers. Josef Clemens from the Vorst to Lombeck had the plant between 1775 and 1780 by the court master builder Johann Heinrich Roth to a castle in the style of the Baroque rebuilt.

The main building consists of a two-storey main wing on a high pedestal in the southwest. In the northwest, a single-storey wing is angled. The interior is largely baroque on the ground and upper floors. Especially noteworthy is the Garden Hall.