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Brandenbourg Castle (french: Château de Brandenbourg), now a ruin, is located on a promontory some 70 metres above the village of
, ''Service des Sites et Monuments Nationaux''. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
, ''Castles in Luxembourg''. Retrieved 23 March 2011. 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.
File:Brandenbourg Castle 04 Luxembourg.jpg, The castle high above the village
File:Brandenbourg Castle 06 Luxembourg.jpg, Drawing by Martinus-Antonius Kuytenbrower (1857)
File:Brandenbourg Castle 01 Luxembourg.jpg, The castle from the south
Brandenbourg Castle (french: Château de Brandenbourg), now a ruin, is located on a promontory some 70 metres above the village of Brandenbourg
Brandenbourg (, ) is a village in the commune of Tandel, in north-eastern Luxembourg. It lies in the valley of the Blees river, and is the site of the 10th century Brandenbourg Castle. , the village had a population of 189.
Until 1 January 2006 ...
in north-eastern Luxembourg
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. It has a history going back to the 9th and 10th centuries when there was a wooden fort on the site. The 13th century keep, now 11.9 metres high, used to have four floors, only three of which remain. Around 1687, the French destroyed the external walls of the castle which subsequently fell increasingly into ruin. It is now owned by the family du Fays - van Delft. The owner signed an emphyteutic lease (1997) with the State of Luxembourg permitting the state to take care of the castle (consolidation and archaeological excavation work).
Location
The castle is located high above the crossroads of the road from the River Sûre up into the Ardennes and that from Bourscheid toVianden
Vianden ( lb, Veianen or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in the Oesling, north-eastern Luxembourg, with over 1,800 inhabitants. It is the capital of the canton of Vianden, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Vianden lies on t ...
. The site, measuring 35 by 95 metres, consists of the main castle and of a lower courtyard."Château fort de Brandenbourg", ''Service des Sites et Monuments Nationaux''. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
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., ''Castles in Luxembourg''. Retrieved 23 March 2011. 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
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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