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Aspelt Castle (french: Château d'Aspelt), located in
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''Amis du château d'Aspelt''. Retrieved 3 April 2011. Further restoration and consolition work has recently been carried out.
Aspelt Castle (french: Château d'Aspelt), located in Aspelt
Aspelt () is a small town in the commune of Frisange, in southern Luxembourg. In 2005, its population was 970.
Aspelt Castle in the centre of the town is a Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculp ...
in the south of Luxembourg
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, is a Baroque
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residence built in 1590 on the site of a medieval castle from the 11th century. There are now plans to renovate the building.
History
The origins of Aspelt Castle appear to go back to before 1100 when a fortified castle with a moat was built on the site, possibly on Roman ruins. The first written reference to the castle can be found in Theoderich von Wied's Echternach chronicles from 1132. The foundations of the roundGothic
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towers are probably from the 14th century while the current building was completed in 1590 following transformations carried out by the Ruelle, Kempt and Burthé families. In 1777, the Martinys extended the palace and installed new Baroque windows in the towers. In 1957, the ground floor of the south-west tower was restored.''Amis du château d'Aspelt''. Retrieved 3 April 2011. Further restoration and consolition work has recently been carried out.
See also
*List of castles in Luxembourg
By some optimistic estimates, there are as many as 130 castles in Luxembourg but more realistically there are probably just over a hundred, although many of these could be considered large residences or manor houses rather than castles.Evy Friedri ...
References
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