| Lissingen Castle | |
|---|---|
Burg Lissingen | |
| Lissingen, Gerolstein, Germany | |
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| Coordinates | 50°12′59.58″N 6°38′23.22″E / 50.2165500°N 6.6397833°E |
| Type | Moated castle |
| Site information | |
| Owner | private (separate lower and upper castle) |
| Open to the public | yes, part by appointment only |
| Site history | |
| Built | about 1212 – 1280 |
| Demolished | mostly well preserved |
Lissingen Castle (German: Burg Lissingen) is a well-preserved former moated castle dating to the 13th century. It is located on the River Kyll in Gerolstein in the administrative district of Vulkaneifel in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. From the outside it appears to be a single unit, but it is a double castle; an estate division in 1559 created the so-called lower castle and upper castle, which continue to have separate owners. Together with Bürresheim and Eltz, it has the distinction among castles in the Eifel of never having been destroyed.[1]
Lissingen Castle is a protected cultural property under the Hague Convention.
- ^ Magnus Backes (1960). Burgen und Stadtwehren der Eifel: ein Burgen- und Reiseführer. Burgenreihe. Vol. 3. Neuwied: Verlag Strüde. OCLC 614065935.