Moyland Castle

Moyland Castle, 2011
Aerial view of Moyland Castle, 2023
Moyland Castle in April 2008

Moyland Castle (German: Schloss Moyland) is a moated castle in Bedburg-Hau in the district of Kleve, one of the most important neo-Gothic buildings in North Rhine-Westphalia. Its name derives from the Dutch word Mooiland which means "beautiful country". The name was probably coined by Dutch workers, whom the then-leaseholder Jacob van den Eger of the Lower Rhine brought to the property in 1307 to drain the surrounding wetlands.

The building is now primarily a museum devoted to exhibiting the world's largest collection of work by artist Joseph Beuys.[1] It is a popular destination on the Lower Rhine.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference e-flux was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Fritz Getlinger, Matthias Graß: Schloss Moyland. Zerstörung und Wiederaufbau. Keuck, Geldern 1997. ISBN 3-928340-08-5
  3. ^ Gregor Spor: Wie schön, hier zu verträumen. Schlösser am Niederrhein. Peter Pomp, Bottrop, Essen 2001, S. 8–9, ISBN 3-89355-228-6
  4. ^ Andre Wemmers, Jens Wroblewski: Theiss-Burgenführer Niederrhein. Konrad Theiss, Stuttgart 2001, S. 110–111. ISBN 3-8062-1612-6