Schloss Burg Orientierungsplan 2015
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What else? www.surroundings.schlossburg.de Welcome There is a quick, comfortable and spectacular way to reach to Burg Castle! Burg Castle. If you take the cable car railway you can glide Burg Castle sits enthroned above wooded hills – a compact silently up the hillside above the site with a castle at its centre, an outer bailey, narrow passa- Wupper to the top. Once there geways, massive walls, huge archways, constricted courtyards you will be able to get a typical and sunny terraces. Burg pretzel in one of the cafes: and it’s always worth taking a This map will help you find your bearings stroll through the many small quickly, not only in the castle area itself but arts and crafts shops. also in its turbulent history. For the Dukes of Berg resided here for several centuries from … in the neighbourhood the time it was completed around 1130. They Solingen is famous for the ma- once ruled over huge parts of today’s North nufacture of knives and scissors. Rhine Westphalia. But Burg Castle later de- The German Blade Museum in clined in importance and the site fell to ru- Solingen deals with the cultu- ins. Nonetheless the local inhabitants still ral history of cutting goods in retained a soft spot for Burg Castle: donations the town. Historic local town were made and reconstruction work started centres like the Remscheid in 1890. Today Burg Castle is a place where The outer walls suburb of Lennep bear witness history comes to life once more. And while of the castle site to the modest wealth of the in- we’re at it, why not take a look in the calen- The twin-tailed originally contained a habitants. There are also major dar of events? Burg Castle is a lively events Bergisch Lion still church, a vicarage and graces the coats several other buildings. constructions in the region: the site: The majestic location on the peak of a of arms of many Today the course of the world-famous Wuppertal over- huge hill and within the walls of an old castle towns that were wall can still be recognised head railway and the Müngsten makes it ideal for all types of cultural events. originally in the along the hillside. Site plan County of Berg, — Viaduct were built more than Burg Castle was and still is the symbol of the for example Aerial photo, 2015 · 100 years ago. Discovering ›Burg Castle‹ on a tour region – now filled with new life. Düsseldorf. www.solingen-von-oben.de Photos: BSW ⁄ Kristine Löw — — Calendar of events A historical survey Family seat of the Counts of Berg Usage as a hunting lodge bidder. However it can find no buyer. Service and contact Admission prices — 12 th – 14 th century and for courtly festivities 1815 | The Duchy of Berg falls to Prussia www.calendar.schlossburg.de Did you know that Burg 14 th – 16 th century and Burg Castle is handed into Prussian Schloss Burg a/d Wupper Adults: 5 € ca. 1130 | Construction of Neuenberge state ownership. Since it has no use for Castle was almost com- Classical concerts in the Knights Schlossplatz 2 Concessions: 4 € Fortress (later Burg Castle) by Count 1380 | Following the introduction of the building it is now used purely for pletely destroyed at the Hall, theatre shows and open- 42659 Solingen Children (3– 18): 2.50 € Adolf II. of Berg as the new family seat new war techniques fortresses become commercial purposes – as a blanket fac- end of the 19th century? 1218 | Adolf III. dies during the 5th useless for defence purposes. After the tory, a horse driven mill and a school. air events all have a different Tel. +49 (0)212.24 226-26 Groups of 15 persons upwards: Crusade in Egypt. His brother Engelbert, Counts of Jülich-Berg are raised to the feel within historic walls than Fax +49 (0)212.24 226-40 4.50 € (per head) Archbishop of Cologne takes over the status of Dukes in 1380, Düsseldorf be- Reconstruction and foundation in conventional concert halls. County of Berg – seemingly illegally. As comes the new royal seat of the Duchy of the Castle Construction [email protected] School classes: 2 € (per head) Engelbert II., Count of Berg and Arch- of Berg in 1385. In 1408 the last ruler to Furthermore there are a huge Families: 14 € bishop he exerts considerable political reside in Neuenberge Fortress dies. Association 1887 on number of events that bring the www.schlossburg.de influence at the court of Kaiser Friedrich 1485 on | During the fourteenth and Special admission charges for events. 1887 | Founding of an association to Middle Ages back to life – from II. He extends Neuenberge Fortress and fifteenth century Neuenberge Fortress preserve the castle ruins – later known as You can also visit us on Facebook: converts it into a major courtly seat for is used for important festivities and as a the Mediaeval Market to jous- www.facebook.de/SchlossBurgadWupper the Castle Construction Association Burg representative ends. In 1225 he is mur- hunting lodge. As a result it is gradually a/d Wupper (Schlossbauverein Burg a/d ting tournaments. The autumn dered in an ambush organised by his converted and extended into a site for Wupper e.V.). The reconstruction appeal arts and crafts market is parti- nephew, Friedrich von Isenburg. courtly festivities. Thus the fortress beco- put out by the Association leads to a con- cularly popular. — — 1288 | The Battle of Worringen, the mes a castle. siderable increase in visitors. Opening hours Please note largest mediaeval battle in north-west 1496 | Child betrothal at Burg Castle: 1890 on | Reconstruction of Burg Castle Photo: BSW ⁄ Kristine Löw Europe. Count Adolf V. of Berg is one of the five-year-old Maria von Jülich-Berg is in several stages, mostly financed by The interior rooms within the castle site the victors in the battle. He is given the promised to the six-year-old Johann von donations and lottery money. Clubs and Summer (incl. museum) cannot be reached at privilege of imprisoning the most impor- Kleve-Mark. In 1521 the United Duchies (End Feb. to start Nov.) societies in the whole of the Bergisch Guided tours ground level. It is possible to enter the tant loser, the Archbishop of Cologne, in are created from the merger of the hou- Land organise special events including Mon: 13– 18.00 castle courtyard via the ›Grabentor‹. Neuenberge Fortress. Shortly afterwards ses of Jülich-Berg and Kleve-Mark. They concerts and bazaars, the income from www.guided-tours.schlossburg.de Tue– Sun: 10– 18.00 — he sets up Düsseldorf on the Rhine. cover broad parts of today’s North Rhine which is donated to the reconstruction. Our guided tours will reveal to Please note that during assembly and Westphalia. 1894 | Setting up of the Bergisch Muse- Winter dismantling periods, and for the duration 1600 on | Burg Castle increasingly decre- um in Burg Castle you the secrets of Burg Castle. (Start Nov. to end Feb.) of markets and bazaars, opportunities to ases in significance for the Dukes of Berg. 1899 | The German Kaiser Wilhelm II. We offer tours in English and view the castle site will be considerably Tue– Fri: 10– 16.00 visits Burg Castle. French for foreign guests. Sat & Sun: 10– 17.00 restricted. Further uses until it falls into 1902 | The castle keep collapses shortly You can find out about possible restric- On request we can also offer Mondays closed The painting of the Battle of Worringen ruins 17 th – 19 th century before completion. As a result the ar- tions in advance via our Service telephone (1288) in the Knights Hall is one of a chitect who is mainly responsible for de- special tours for children or on number or on our homepage. total of ten paintings depicting 1648 | When the Imperial troops with- signing the reconstruction is dismissed. specific themes like ›Eating and Christmas holidays in NRW: — important moments in the history of draw at the end of the Thirty Years War 1920 | A fire in the castle roof almost Daily: 10– 17.00 Dogs and prams are not allowed in the Burg Castle. they destroy all the defensive parts of completely destroys the Bergisch Mu- Drinking‹ and ›Knights’ Castle 24. | 25. | 31.12. closed museum. the castle, including the walls, gates, and seum. Work on clearing up the damage and Royal Palace‹. keep. From now on it is used solely as an lasts until 1923. administrative seat. ab 1950 | In the post-war period Burg 1811 | The French administration under Castle develops into a real tourist attrac- Photo: BSW ⁄ Kristina Malis the Emperor Napoleon I. attempts to tion. Every year up to 160,000 guests auction off Burg Castle to the highest visit the castle. Photo: Christian Beier Once through P the whole of Burg Castle Car park The tour takes you through impressive rooms, Access along twisting corridors, narrow stairways, up and down, along the outside walls and right up to the keep. P Car park Gallery of Ancestors and Knights Hall Batterieturm Map basis: nowakteufelknyrim GmbH (Ahnengalerie und Rittersaal) Walls that tell stories: all the Bergisch lords have been captured on paintings hanging on the walls; just have the most important stories about Burg Castle. S Seat lift Ladies heated apartment (Kemenate) to Solingen- The smaller room was the only heated living Unterburg room in Burg Castle. Mitteltor Zwingertor Schlossplatz Castle chapel (Schlosskapelle) Zwingerhof This small chapel in neo-Gothic style can cater WC for up to 60 wedding guests. Bergisch Museum The main theme in the museum is the history of the region ›Bergisch Land‹ in the Middle Ages Museum Rundgang and the Early Modern Age.