Schloss Gymnich

#2524 among destinations in Germany

Forts and castles

Gallery (3)

Map

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

Gymnich Castle is a moated castle of the Erftaue in Gymnich, a district of Erftstadt, in North Rhine-Westphalia. For centuries it was the seat of the Rhenish knightly dynasty of Gymnich. The castle, which is surrounded by a large park, has a total area of 21 hectares and is located on the Rhenish Legend Trail.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°50'33"N, 6°44'39"E

Location

North Rhine-WestphaliaGermany

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Day trips

Schloss Gymnich – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Schloss Nörvenich, Bleibtreusee, Frechen, Rhineland Nature Park.

4.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Schloss Nörvenich
125 min walk • Schloss Nörvenich is a schloss in Nörvenich near Cologne, Germany.
5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bleibtreusee, Cologne
128 min walk • Bleibtreusee is a lake in Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. At an elevation of its surface area is 37.8 ha. North of Bleibtreusee, there is an electricity pylon, which carried from 1977 to 2010 an observation deck.
5.4 miNE
Town, Area
Frechen, Cologne
139 min walk • Frechen is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Frechen was first mentioned in 877. It is situated at the western Cologne city border. It is the site of the 1257 Battle of Frechen between Conrad von Hochstaden, Archbishop of Cologne and the people of the town.
5 miE
Park
Rhineland Nature Park
128 min walk • Rheinland Nature Park is a nature park in North Rhine-Westphalia, situated between Bergheim, Kerpen, Erftstadt, Euskirchen, Königswinter, Bornheim, Bonn, Brühl, Hürth, Frechen and Pulheim. It covers an area of about 880 km².
1.5 miN
Forts and castles
Schloss Türnich, Kerpen
38 min walk • Schloss Türnich is a schloss located in Türnich, now part of Kerpen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The present main building was built from 1757 to 1766 in Baroque style, with an adjacent English landscape park. It has belonged to the Hoensbroech family since 1850. A richly decorated chapel was added in 1895.
1 miNW
Amusement, Amusement park
Naturparkzentrum Gymnicher Mühle
26 min walk • The Gymnicher Mühle is a historic watermill on the Kleine Erft northwest of Gymnich, which is now part of Erftstadt.
2.9 miN
Monastery
Bottenbroich Abbey
75 min walk • Bottenbroich Abbey, later Bottenbroich Priory, was a former Cistercian religious house located in Bottenbroich, now in Frechen, about three kilometres north-east of Kerpen, in the present Rhein-Erft-Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
3 miNW
Church
Church of St. John, Kerpen
77 min walk • The Protestant St. John's Church of 1854 in Kerpen is one of the oldest diaspora churches in the formerly purely Catholic area around Cologne. It is listed as a historical monument.
3.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Schloss Gracht
95 min walk • The moated castle Gracht in Erftstadt-Liblar is one of the moated castles of the Cologne area. It is a two-part complex with a three-winged outer castle and a two-winged manor house.
2.9 miE
Church
Sankt Joseph
74 min walk • The Catholic parish church of St. Joseph is located in Köttingen, a district of Erftstadt in the Rhine-Erft district.
1 miNW
50°51'17"N • 6°43'56"E
Gymnicher Mühle, Erftstadt
26 min walk • Outdoor activities, Watermill