List of castles in the Eifel

This is a list of castles, fortifications and schlösser in the Eifel mountains covering the period from the Celts to the Early Modern Period. The list covers the area bounded by the cities of Aachen, Bonn, Koblenz and Trier, and extends in places into Luxembourg and Belgium.

Legend

Name: the official name of the structure. Other possible names are given in the relevant articles. Location: shows the location by town borough, municipality or country (if Belgium or Luxembourg). County/district: AC –Aachen, AW –Ahrweiler, BIT –Bitburg-Prüm, DAU –Vulkaneifel, DN – Düren, EU –Euskirchen, MYK –Mayen-Koblenz State: federal German state: NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia), RP (Rhineland-Palatinate), but also B (Belgium), L (Luxembourg) Type: gives the type of building: for castles usually based on the topographical location; Schlösser are, where possible, divided into e.g. residences, hunting lodges or palaces. Built: shows (if known) when the structure was built. For castles usually only the first record or dating by epoch according to architectural style. Preservation state and present use: describes the current state of the building. A ‘lost’ castle is one where there are no surviving remains, a ‘’burgstall’’ is a castle with no above ground remains. It is also annotated if the building is in private ownership or not accessible. Image: shows, if possible, a photograph, picture or drawing of the structure, ruins or ‘’burgstall’’. Often only later buildings may be documented.

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Name	Location	County/District	State	Type	Built	Preservation state and present use	Image
Monschau Castle	Monschau	AC	NRW	Hill castle	13th century	Largely preserved, today youth hostel, old people's home
Haller	Monschau	AC	NRW	Hill castle, tower house	Probably 13th century	Ruins
Reichenstein Abbey	Monschau	AC	NRW	Hill castle	11th century	Nothing has survived, 1131/36 gifted to Premonstratensian order due to its unfavourable strategic location, abbey built over it
Meyssenburg	Huppenbroich	AC	NRW	water castle, motte	Probably 14th century	Only the experienced eye can recognise the remains.
Nideggen Castle	Nideggen	DN	NRW	Hill castle	1177	Largely preserved, restaurant, castle museum
Baarsberg, Burgwall	Bongard	DAU	RP	Celtic 60 m long and c. 7 m high defensive bank, cistern[1]	c. 500 BC	Today only gravel heaps, cisterns filled in	Image wanted
Nideggen town fortifications	Nideggen	DN	NRW	Town gates, town wall		Largely preserved
Bourscheid Castle	Burscheid	Canton of Diekirch	L	Hill castle	Around 1000	Partially survived
Schloss Burgau	Niederau	DN	NRW	Water castle	Before 13th century	Destroyed in the Second World War, rebuilt
Bertradaburg	Mürlenbach	DAU	RP	Hill castle, hill spur site	Early Middle Ages, first recorded in the 13th century	Restored, largely preserved
Burghaus Adenau	Adenau	AW	RP				Image wanted
Adenbach Castle	Ahrweiler	AW	RP	Lowland castle, urban location	The castle goes back to a manor house in the late Middle Ages	Became a hotel in the late 1980s
Ahrweiler town fortification	Ahrweiler	AW	RP
Adendorf Castle	Wachtberg	SU	NRW	Water castle, lowland castle	1655–1670	Preserved, no public access
Manor house of Altendorf Castle	Altendorf	SU	NRW	Knight's seat
Alte Burg	Lommersdorf	EU	NRW	Spur castle	Late Middle Ages	A few remains	Image wanted
Alte Burg	Kerpen	DAU	RP				Image wanted
Alte Burg	Insul	AW	RP				Image wanted
Alte Burg	Reifferscheid	AW	RP				Image wanted
Altburg (Altenburg; Burg Altendaun; Alte Burg; Aldenburg; Alteburg; Alt-Dune)	Schalkenmehren	DAU	RP				Image wanted
Andernach Castle	Andernach	MYK	RP
Town fortification of Andernach	Andernach	MYK	RP
Burgus	Bodenbach	DAU	RP				Image wanted
Altenburg	Blankenheimerdorf	EU	NRW	Lowland castle, motte	13th century	Partly preserved	Image wanted
Zehnbachhaus	Blankenheimerdorf	EU	NRW	Motte			Image wanted
Austrian defensive line with ‘’schanzen’’	Blankenheimerdorf	EU	NRW				Image wanted
Are Castle	Altenahr	AW	RP	Hill castle	Probably 1100	Ruins
Aremberg Castle	Aremberg	AW	RP	Hill castle	First mentioned in 1166	ruins
Haus Amstenrath	Eynatten	Canton of Eupen	B	Water castle	First mentioned in 1430	Preserved
Arloff Castle	Arloff	EU	NRW	Water castle	Early Gothic	Largely preserved
Arras Castle	Alf	COC	RP	Hill castle	Around 1100	Considerable elements have survived
Schloss Bassenheim	Bassenheim	MYK	RP
Bodendorf Castle	Bad Bodendorf	AW	RP	Water castle	13th century	Partly preserved, rebuilt in the 17th century
Coraidelstein Castle	Klotten	COC	RP	Hill castle, hillside location	960 (disputed)	Ruins
Burghaus Gymnich	Altenahr	AW	RP	Burghaus	Probably 14th century		Image wanted
Münstereifel Castle	Bad Münstereifel	EU	NRW	Hillside castle	13th/14th century	Considerable elements have survived
Münstereifel town fortifications	Bad Münstereifel	EU	NRW	town wall, towers	Spuren seit der Mittelsteinzeit, erste Siedlungsspuren Jungsteinzeit.	Town wall fully preserved, restored
Berenstein Castle	Bergstein	DN	NRW	Hill castle	1090	’‘Burgstall’’
Schloss Bekond	Bekond	TR	RP	Water castle	1635, 1710 expanded	Preserved	Image wanted
Castle Bell	Bell	MYK	RP	castellum, fortified farmhouse	1263	Partially preserved	Image wanted
Bewershof	Nideggen	DN	NRW	Manor house	17th – 18th century	Preserved
Castle Mechernich	Berg	EU	NRW	Water castle	Around 1200	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Bitburg town wall	Bitburg	BIT	RP	town wall: Roman to mediaeval	From the 4th century	Remains	Image wanted
Blankenheim Castle	Blankenheim	EU	NRW	Hill castle	1115	Considerable elements have survived
Blankenheim valley fortification	Blankenheim	EU	NRW
Schloss Burgbrohl	Castlebrohl	AW	RP		Destroyed1689, greatly expanded in the 18th century	Preserved
Binningen Castle	Binningen	COC	RP	Castle (?)	!7th century (?)	Remains	Image wanted
Bischofstein Castle	Münstermaifeld	MYK	RP	Spur castle	1273 (older castle)	1930 new castle built
Blens Castle	Blens	DN	NRW	Hill castle	Around 1100	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
BruchCastle	Bruch	WIT	RP	Water castle, lowland castle	14th century	Considerable elements have survived
Schloss Bürresheim	St. Johann	MYK	RP	Spur castle, upland location	12th century	in original build state preserved
Settlement defences of Bad Bodendorf	Bad Bodendorf	AW	RP				Image wanted
Bollendorf Castle	Bollendorf	BIT	RP	Lowland castle	c. 700	Considerable elements have survived
Former water castle of Embken	Embken	DN	NRW	Water castle	16th to 18th century	Remodelled several times, preserved
Lantershofen Castle	Lantershofen	AW	RP		1376/1708
Pissenheim Castle	Muldenau	DN	NRW	Lowland castle	1500 roughly	Considerable elements have survived
Burghaus Burgsahr	Kirchsahr	AW	RP		17th century	Preserved
Burberg, Roman hillfort	Burberg	DAU	RP				Image wanted
Dasburg	Dasburg	BIT	RP	Hill castle	13th century	Wall remains
Schloss Clerf	Clerf	Canton of Clerf	L	Schlossburg	12th century or earlier	Largely destroyed by German troops in 1944; rebuilding agreed in 1994
Cochem Castle	Cochem	COC	RP	Imperial hill castle	Around 1100. Destroyed in the 17th century, rebuilt 1868–1877	Neogothic style, preserved
Schloss Bracht	Bracht	Canton of St. Vith	B	Schloss	1782–1785	Preserved
Town fortification of Cochem	Cochem	COC	RP
Daun Castle with Burgmann houses, courtyard and Waldenhof	Daun	DAU	RP	Hill castle	Around 1000	Destroyed and rebuilt several, preserved: enceinte, bastion towerlets. It could have been built over a Celtic refuge castle dating to 700 BC
Densborn Castle	Densborn	DAU	RP	Castle	No later than the 13th century	Partially ruined	Image wanted
Schloss Dodenburg	Dodenburg	WIT	RP	Water castle,	16th century, altered in 1891 into the style of the German Renaissance	Preserved
Dohm Castle	Dohm-Lammersdorf	DAU	RP	Castle, possibly a water castle		Remains of the enceinte	Image wanted
Dollendorf Castle	Blankenheim (Ahr)	EU	NRW	Hill castle	Around 893	Wall and tower remains
Dreiser Burg	Dreis-Brück	DAU	RP	Burghaus	1579	Fully preserved and restored, in private ownership, private residences
Dreimühlen Castle	Ahütte	DAU	RP	Hill castle	13th century	Ruins
Dreiborn Castle	Dreiborn	EU	RP	Water castle	Middle Ages	Preserved
Schloss Dreis	Dreis	WIT	RP	Two-and-a-half storey, multi-winged building	1774		Image wanted
Drove Castle	Drove	DN	NRW	Water castle, lowland castle	1728–1741	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Motte near Drove	Drove	DN	NRW	Motte	First mentioned in 13th century	Destroyed 1643 to 1673, demolished in the 19th century today only a motte hill[2]
Dudeldorf Castle	Dudeldorf	BIT	RP	Urban location	1100–1200	Considerable elements have survived
Town fortifications of Dudeldorf	Dudeldorf	BIT	RP	Town wall, town gate	1345	Partly preserved
Schloss Eicks	Eicks	EU	NRW	Water castle	1344	1365 destroyed, 1680 rebuilt with the old materials
Eltz Castle	Wierschem	MYK	RP	Hill castle	From the 12th century	Fully preserved
Entersburg	Hontheim	WIL	RP	Spur castle	From the 11th century	1138 destroyed, burgstall, a few remains	Image wanted
Eyneburg	Hergenrath	Canton of Eupen	B	Hill castle	First mentioned in 1260	Preserved
Falkenstein Castle	Waldhof-Falkenstein	BIT	RP	Hill castle, hill spur site	First half of the 12th century	Considerable elements have survived
Firmenich Castle	Firmenich	EU	NRW	Urban location	1500 to 1600	Considerable elements have survived	Image wanted
Freilingen Castle	Freilingen	DAU	RP	Lowland castle, urban location	14th century	Demolished, burgstall	Image wanted
Roman (Celtic?) refuge castle	Auw an der Kyll	BIT	RP	Between Auw and Priest			Image wanted
Freudenkoppe	Neroth	DAU	RP	Hill castle	1337–1340	Ruins
Freudenstein Castle	Brockscheid	DAU	RP		1340	The foundations may be found halfway to Liesertal	Image wanted
Schloss Föhren	Föhren	TR	RP	Castle	1340, converted in 1663	Preserved
Schloss Gelsdorf	Gelsdorf	AW	NRW	Schloss	13th century, schloss since 1766	Restored 1980s to 1990s, in private ownership
Genovevaburg	Mayen	MYK	RP	Castle, schloss	First mentioned in 1281	Largely preserved, Eifel Museum and German Slate Museum
Gerolstein Castle	Gerolstein	DAU	RP	Hill castle	110–1200	Wall remains, tower remains
Settlement defences of Gerolstein	Gerolstein	DAU	RP				Image wanted
Circular rampart	Borler	DAU	RP	Circular rampart	Probably early Celtic		Image wanted
Dietzenley circular rampart	Gerolstein	DAU	RP	Iron Age circular rampart		Remains	Image wanted
Circular rampart on the Hardtberg	Heilenbach	BIT	RP	Circular rampart, Celtic?			Image wanted
Gödersheim Castle	Wollersheim	DN	NRW	Water castle	First mentioned in 1343	Remains of the enceinte and the very overshaped gateway
Haus Gronau	Hürtgenwald	DN	NRW	Water castle	c. 17th or 18th century	Preserved
Gudenau Castle	Wachtberg	SU	NRW	Water castle	120–1250	Preserved
Schloss Hamm	Hamm	BIT	RP	Hill castle	11th century	Destroyed by fire in 1945 behind the façade; rebuilt in the 1960s
Hardtburg	Stotzheim	EU	NRW	Water castle, lowland castle	11th or 12th century	Well preserved ruins
Hartelstein Castle	Schwirzheim	BIT	RP				Image wanted
Hausen Castle	Hausen	DN	NRW	Water castle	Before 1348	Considerable elements have survived
Hengebach Castle	Heimbach	EU	NRW	Hill castle	Before 1348	Considerable elements have survived
Haus Heppingen (Schloss Metternich)	Heppingen	AW	RP	Former water castle			Image wanted
Settlement defences of Heimersheim	Heimersheim	AW	RP				Image wanted
Heistard Castle	Holzheim	EU	NRW	Water castle, lowland castle	Around 1333	Round tower
Hillesheim Castle	Hillesheim	DAU	RP	Castle	Before 1306	No remains survive above ground	Image wanted
Town fortification of Hillesheim	Hillesheim	DAU	RP		No later than the 2nd half of the 13th century	Considerable remains survive
Holzheim Castle	Heistern	DN	NRW	Lowland castle	1333	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Hüngersdorf Castle	Hüngersdorf	DAU	RP		Probably 13th century	’‘Burgstall’’	Image wanted
Icorigium, Roman castrum	Jünkerath	DAU	RP	Kastell	Beginn 4th century	No above ground remains survive
Roman castrum	Bitburg	BIT	RP				Image wanted
Johanniterkomturei	Adenau	AW	RP	Manor house and domestic courtyard	No later than the 12th century	Partly preserved, today used for events	Image wanted
Johanniterkomturei	Roth an der Our	BIT	RP	Komturei/Kommende des Templerordens	First half of the 12th century	Destroyed several times during the 12th century, converted and rebuilt in 1962
Schloss Jünkerath (Glaader Burg)	Jünkerath	DAU	RP	Converted in 1726–1737	Razed in 1737 after a lightning strike	Wall remains
Manderschscheidsche Burg Kail	Oberkail	BIT	RP	Water castle	1340	1809 partly demolished	Image wanted
Kallmuth Castle	Kallmuth	EU	NRW	Lowland castle	13th century	Preserved
Celtic circular rampart	Steineberg	DAU	RP	Circular rampart	500 or 300 to 100 BC		Image wanted
Celtic refuge castle of Hicastel	Olmscheid	BIT	RP	Refuge castle and Roman fortification	6th century BC		Image wanted
Celtic refuge castle	Schönecken	BIT	RP	refuge castle	400 BC to 100 AD	Dolomite blocks	Image wanted
Kemplon Castle	Cochem	COC	RP				Image wanted
Kasselburg	Meuspath	AW	RP				Image wanted
Kasselburg	Pelm	DAU	RP	Hill castle	1100 to 1200	Considerable elements have survived
Katzenberg Hillfort, Roman watchtower	Mayen	MYK	RP				Image wanted
Kastellberg, Burgwall	Hörschhausen	DAU	RP				Image wanted
Town fortification	Mayen	MYK	RP
Kempenich Castle	Kempenich	AW	RP	Hill castle	First mentioned around 1200	Partly destroyed, partly rebuilt	Image wanted
Kerpen Castle	Kerpen	DAU	RP	Hill castle, hill spur site	Around 1150	Considerable elements have survived
Valley fortification	Kerpen	DAU	RP				Image wanted
Early mediaeval castle and Salian period tower castle	Kerpen	DAU	RP	Castle	10th and 11th centuries		Image wanted
Kinheim Castle	Kinheim	WIT	RP	Castle	12th century	Remains, tower	Image wanted
Kirspenich Castle	Kirspenich	EU	NRW	Water castle	Second half of the 12th century	Considerable elements have survived
Klüsserath Castle	Klüsserath	TR	RP	Water castle	12th to 13th century, cellar from the 7th century	Preserved
Schloss Knoppenburg urspr. „Hof auf der Heyde“	Neudorf	Canton of Eupen	B		16th century	Preserved
Niederburg, Kobern	Kobern-Gondorf	MYK	RP	Hill castle		Ruins
Oberburg, Kobern	Kobern-Gondorf	MYK	RP	Hill castle		Partly preserved
Kommern Castle	Kommern	EU	NRW	Hill castle, urban location	Around 1350	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Kordel Fortress	Kordel	TR	RP				Image wanted
Kreuzberg Castle	Kreuzberg	AW	RP	Hill castle	From the 14th century, remodelled several times	Considerable elements have survived
Schloss Kewenig	Körperich	BIT	RP	Water castle	First mentioned in 1231	Fell into ruin in 1816 and was expanded from 1890 to 1891. Suffered enormous damage in a fire in 2013	Image wanted
Kronenburg	Kronenburg	EU	NRW	Castle and settlement defences	13th century	Ruins
Kreuzau Castle	Kreuzau	DN	NRW	Hill castle	Around 1330	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Kyllburg	Kyllburg	BIT	RP	Hill castle, urban location	1239	Partly preserved
Laach Castle	Kruft	MYK	RP	Hill castle, hill spur site, motte	11th century	’‘Burgstall’’	Image wanted
Laufenburg	Langerwehe	DN	NRW	Hill castle	Before 1100	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Landskron Castle	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	AW	RP
Schloss Liebieg	Kobern-Gondorf	MYK	RP	Lower ward	Built 1255–1272 as a castle	Remodelled, restored, in private ownership
town wall of Ediger	Ediger-Eller	COC	RP	Town fortification	From 1362
Lehmen Castle	Lehmen	MYK	P	18th century	18th century		Image wanted
Lehmen Tower House	Ediger-Eller	COC	RP	Fortified Romanesque tower house	1233/34	Ruins
Lindweiler Castle	Lindweiler	EU	NRW	Water castle	Probably 13th century	niedergelegt	Image wanted
Lissingen Castle	Gerolstein	DAU	RP	Water castle	13th century	Fully preserved
Ließem Castle	Ließem	BIT	RP	tower castle	1353	Several remodellings, partly preserved	Image wanted
Schloss Lieser	Lieser	WIT	RP	Schloss	1884–1887 on the site of the 1710 manor house	Preserved
Schloss Lontzen	Lontzen	Canton of Eupen	B		Before 1286
Löwenburg	Monreal	MYK	RP	Hill castle, hill spur site	13th century	Ruins
Phillipsburg	Monreal	MYK	RP	Hill castle, hill spur site	13th century	Ruins
Lower ward and valley fortification of Manderscheid	Manderscheid	WIT	RP	Hill castle	1133 or 1173	Ruins
Upper ward of Manderscheid	Manderscheid	WIT	RP	Hill castle	1141–1146	Ruins
Mauel Castle	Gemünd	EU	NRW	Lowland castle ?	First mentioned in 1353	Location uncertain, no remains, built over	Image wanted
Settlement defences of Monreal	Monreal	MYK	RP				Image wanted
Schloss Monaise	Euren	TR	RP	Schloss	1779–1783	Preserved
Martberg, Celtic oppidum	Pommern	COC	RP				Image wanted
Münchhausen Castle	Wachtberg	SU	NRW	Water castle, lowland castle	893	Largely preserved
Musweiler Water Castle	Musweiler	WIT	RP	Water castle			Image wanted
Town fortifications of Münstermaifeld	Münstermaifeld	MYK	RP				Image wanted
Lower Castle, Antweiler	Antweiler	EU	NRW	Water castle	16th century	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Schloss Malberg	Malberg	BIT	RP	Schloss	Predecessor demolished in 1203, new castle built in 1224, converted in 1588
Mirbach Castle	Mirbach	DAU	RP			On the remains of historical foundation walls an artificial ruin was built.	Image wanted
Fortress Mont Royal	Traben-Trarbach	WIT	RP	Fortress	1687 to 1698	Ruins, a few wall remains
Schloss Merkelshausen	Oberpierscheid	BIT	RP	Hunting lodge	1892 to 1893		Image wanted
Schloss Merode	Merode	DN	NRW	Water castle	First mentioned in 1170	Heavily damaged in a major fire in 2000, but rebuilt
Namedy Castle	Namedy	MYK	RP	Water castle, baroque schloss	14th century	Preserved
Neuenahr Castle	Bad Neuenahr	AW	RP	Hill castle	Around 1225	Ruins	Image wanted
Neublankenheim Castle	Leudesdorf	DAU	NRW	Hill castle	13th or 14th century	Ruins
Neuerburg	Neuerburg	BIT	RP	Hill castle, hillside location	892 / 1132	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Neuerburg	Neuerburg, Wittlich	WIT	RP	Hill castle	1140–1146	Ruins, remains	Image wanted
Neuweiler Castle	Blankenheim	EU	NRW	Hill castle	11th century	A few remains	Image wanted
Niederbettingen Castle	Niederbettingen	DAU	RP	Hill castle	No later than the 13th century	Ruins	Image wanted
Schloss Niederweis	Niederweis	BIT	RP		1551	Preserved
Bettingen Castle	Bettingen	BIT	RP	Castle	13th century	Ruins	Image wanted
Settlement defences	Niederbettingen	DAU	RP	Partly water castle		Remains of the enceinte of the high mediaeval, former water castle	Image wanted
Nürburg	Nürburg	AW	RP	Hill castle, summit location	Around 1166	Ruins
Schloss Oberhausen	Oberhausen	Canton of St. Vith	B	Schloss	18th century	Preserved	Image wanted
Schloss Oberehe	Oberehe	DAU	RP
Odenhausen Castle	Wachtberg-Berbum	SU	NRW	Hill castle (water castle) with motte in front	1000–1100	Preserved
Olbrück Castle	Niederdürenbach	AW	RP	Hill castle	Around 1100	Ruins
Ouren Castle	Ouren	Canton of St. Vith	B	Hill castle, urban location	12th century	Ruins
Schloss Marienfels	Remagen	AW	RP	Neogothic	1859	Preserved
Palatinateel Castle	Palatinateel	TR	RP	Castle	1131–1152 over a Roman palatiolum	Reduced to ashes several times, rebuilt, a few remains	Image wanted
Town fortification/ Palatinateel Fortress	Palatinateel	TR	RP				Image wanted
Prüm Castle	Prüm	BIT	RP	Residence and Benedictine monastery			Image wanted
Prümerburg	Prümzurlay	BIT	RP	Hill castle	Around 1100 to 1200	Ruins
Pützfeld Castle	Ahrbrück	AW	RP	Lowland castle	Around 1222	Wall remains	Image wanted
Pyrmont Castle	Roes	COC	RP	Hill castle	End of the 12th century	Survives in places, safety work, rebuilding underway
Quinter Schloss	Quint	TR	RP	Schloss	18th century	Preserved
Ramstein Castle	Kordel	TR	RP	Hill castle	Original built in the 10th century, new castle built in the 14th century	Ruins
Reetz Castle	Reetz	EU	NRW	Burghaus	16th century	Preserved	Image wanted
Raaf Castle	Eynatten	Canton of Eupen	B	Water castle	14, century	Ruins
Raeren Castle	Raeren	Canton of Eupen	B	Water castle	Around 1350	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Haus Raeren	Raeren	Canton of Eupen	B	Water castle	14th century	survives in its original state, in private ownership
Reifferscheid Castle	Reifferscheid	EU	NRW	Hill castle	First mentioned in 1106	Ruins
Reifferscheid valley fortification	Reifferscheid	EU	NRW				Image wanted
Siege castle against Reifferscheid	Reifferscheid	EU	NRW				Image wanted
Reinhardstein Castle	Ovifat	Canton of Malmedy	B	Hill castle	1354	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Reuland Castle	Burg-Reuland	Canton of St. Vith	B	Hill castle, urban location	11th to 12th century	Ruins
Circular rampart	Weinersheim	BIT	RP	Circular rampart			Image wanted
Ripsdorf Castle	Ripsdorf	EU	NRW		Probably 13th century	’‘Burgstall’’	Image wanted
Rittersdorf Castle	Rittersdorf	BIT	RP	Lowland castle, urban location	1263	Preserved
Rohr Castle	Rohr	EU	NRW	Urban location	Probably 13th century	’‘Burgstall’’, a few remains	Image wanted
Rolandseck Castle	Rolandswerth	AW	RP	Hill castle	1122, perhaps 1040	Ruins, castle destroyed in 1445
Saffenburg	Mayschoß	AW	RP	Hill castle	Around 1047	Ruins
Satzvey Castle	Satzvey	EU	NRW	Water castle	12th century	Preserved
Schloss Schleiden	Schleiden	EU	NRW	Hill castle	12th century	Preserved
valley fortification of Schleiden	Schleiden	EU	NRW				Image wanted
Schmidtheim Castle	Schmidtheim	EU	NRW	Castle	12th century	Foundation walls	Image wanted
Schloss Schmidtheim	Schmidtheim	EU	NRW	Water castle	Between 16 und 18th century	Tower house has survived
Haus Schneidhausen	Kreuzau	DN	NRW	Herrensitz	1743	Preserved
Schönecken Castle	Schönecken	BIT	RP	Hill castle	Around 1230	Ruins
Schwedenfeste (Bauernburg)	Kirchweiler	DAU	RP		1743		Image wanted
Seinsfeld Castle	Seinsfeld	BIT	RP	Water castle	Around 1325	Considerable elements have survived
Simonskall Castle	Simonskall	DN	NRW	Lowland castle	1643
Schloss Thor	Astenet	Canton of Eupen	B		14th century	Preserved
Tomburg Castle	Wormersdorf	SU	NRW	Hill castle	Around 900	Ruins, remains of the bergfried, castle well
Town fortification of Remagen	Remagen	AW	RP	town wall etc.	From the 1357	Parts still visible
Stockem Castle	Eupen	Canton of Eupen	B	Lowland castle	18th to 19th century	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Stolzenburg	Between Sötenich and Urft	EU	NRW	Hill castle		Ruins
Stolberg Castle	Stolberg	AC	NRW	Hill castle	12th century	Destroyed and rebuilt several times, survives today
Stromberg	Nähe Ripsdorf	EU	NRW	Hill castle, motte		Remains, could go back to the Celtic era	Image wanted
Tandel Castle	Tandel	Canton of Vianden	L	Hill castle	7th–9th century wooden structure, 10the century castle built	Remodelled several times, expanded, ruins
Trutzeltz Castle	Wierschem	MYK	RP
Castles of Ulmen	Ulmen	COC	RP	Hill castle	12th to 13th century	Ruins
Ulmen valley fortification	Ulmen	COC	RP				Image wanted
Untermaubach Castle	Kreuzau	DN	NRW	Hill castle	1350	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Castle Obermaubach	Kreuzau	DN	NRW	Motte and bailey castle	1152	Hardly any remains survive	Image wanted
Viereckschanze	Eisenach	BIT	RP		späte Latènezeit		Image wanted
Vianden Castle	Vianden	Canton of Vianden	L	Hill castle	Around 1000 to 1100	Preserved or largely preserved
Schloss Vehn	Sinzig	AW	RP	Water castle, schloss	First mentioned in 1019	Remodelled several times, preserved
Schloss Vettelhoven	Vettelhoven	AW	RP	Schloss	1890
Vettelhoven Castle	Vettelhoven	AW	RP	Burghaus with corner towr	15th century		Image wanted
Schwedenschanze	Hillesheim	DAU	RP		Early Modern Period	No visible remains survive	Image wanted
Castle Veynau	Wißkirchen	EU	NRW	Water castle, lowland castle	Around 1340	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Schloss Wachendorf	Mechernich	EU	NRW	Schloss	The present schloss was built around 1780.	Preserved, wedding venue for Mechernich and Zen temple
Virneburg	Virneburg	MYK	RP	Hill castle	Second half of the 12th century	Ruins
Schloss Vischel	Vischel	AW	RP	Water castle	9th century	The present schloss was built in 1829.
Vlatten Castle	Vlatten	DN	NRW	Lowland castle	Before 1331	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Vlattenhaus	Eynatten	Canton of Eupen	B	Water castle	14th century	destroyed, remains, rebuilt
Waldenburghaus formerly “Schloss Merols”	Kettenis	Canton of Eupen	B		First mentioned in 1266	Preserved
Schloss Wallerode	St. Vith	Canton of St. Vith	B	Hill castle	17th century	Preserved	Image wanted
Burghaus Wassenach	Wassenach	AW	RP		1772	Preserved
Schloss Weilerbach	Bollendorf	TR	RP	Water castle	1777–1780	Preserved
Schloss Weims	Kettenis	Canton of Eupen	B		First mentioned in 1334	Preserved
White Tower	Ahrweiler	AW	RP	Tower house	13th century	Preserved
White Tower	Weißenthurm	MYK	RP	Customs post and tower house	Early 15th century	Preserved
Welschbillig Castle	Welschbillig	TR	RP	Water castle	12th century	Ruins
Fortifications with bank and ditches on the Ritschberg	Oberweiler	BIT	RP		BC		Image wanted
Winneburg	Cochem	COC	RP
Wensburg	Lind	AW	RP	Spur castle	13th to 14th century	Ruins
Wernerseck Castle	Ochtendung	MYK	RP	Hill castle	1202	Ruins
Wildenburg Castle	Hellenthal	EU	NRW	Hill castle. hill spur site	1202–1235	Preserved
Wildenburg	Bürvenich	EU	NRW		11th–12th century	Preserved
Town fortifications of Winningen	Winningen	MYK	NRW	Town fortifications	Begun 1398, reinforced 1568–1583 by an enceinte	Remains, town gate
Zievel Castle	Lessenich	EU	NRW	Lowland castle	1107	gut preserved
Zülpich Castle	Zülpich	EU	NRW	Lowland castle	14th century	Preserved or considerable elements have survived
Schloss Zur Leyen	Kobern-Gondorf	MYK	RP	Castle	14th century	Preserved, road was led through the building however
Zur Leyen Castle or Ockerfels Castle	Ürzig	WIT	RP	Hill castle	1200–1250	Remains with new elements
Zewen Tower	Zewen	TR	RP	Fortification and customs post	Anfang 13th century	Preserved

References

1. Entry at Barsberg (2) (Forsthaus Barsberg, municipality Bongard, Circular rampart) in the data bank of cultural sites in the Region of Trier, retrieved am 5 February 2016.
2. http://www.konejung-stiftung.de/mm-historyguide/Drover-Berg-Tunnel-Flyer-gesamt.pdf Motte near Drove

Literature

• Bernhard Gondorf (1984), Die Burgen der Eifel und ihrer Randgebiete. Ein Lexikon der "festen Häuser", Cologne: J. P. Bachem, ISBN 3-7616-0723-7
• Dirk Holtermann, Holger A. Dux: Die Dürener Burgenrunde. Radeln zwischen Rur und Eifel. Bouvier, Bonn 2001, ISBN 3-416-02979-8.
• Dirk Holtermann, Harald Herzog: Die Euskirchener Burgenrunde. Radeln zwischen Erft und Eifel. Walter Rau, Düsseldorf, 2000, ISBN 9783791907505
• Matthias Kordel: Die schönsten Schlösser und Burgen in der Eifel. Wartberg, Gudensberg-Gleichen, 1999, ISBN 3-861344823.
• Karl Emerich Krämer: Von Burg zu Burg durch die Eifel. 4th edition. Mercator, Duisburg, 1986, ISBN 3-87463-066-8.
• Michael Losse: Burgen und Schlösser, Adelssitze und Befestigungen in der Vulkaneifel. Michael Imhof, Petersberg, 2012. ISBN 978-3-86568-399-1.
• Michael Losse: Burgen und Schlösser in der Eifel. Regionalia, Rheinbach 2013, ISBN 978-3-939722-44-1.
• Michael Losse: "Keck und fest, mit senkrechten Mauertürmen ... wie eine Krone". Burgen, Schlösser und Fortressen an der Ahr und im Adenauer Land. 1st edition. Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg, 2008, ISBN 978-3-7954-1774-1.
• Michael Losse: Theiss Burgenführer. Hohe Eifel und Ahrtal. Theiss, Stuttgart, 2003, ISBN 3806217750.

External links

• Castles of the Eifel
• Castles, schlösser and Ruins in the Vulkaneifel
• List of Castles and Schlösser at eifel.de
• Castles and schlösser at eifelfuehrer.de