Zievel Castle

Zievel Castle is a medieval castle near the Mechernich district of Lessenich. It is located on the southern edge of the forest area on the Billiger Berg, near the Bundesautobahn 1, close to the Veybach valley. It can be reached via the Wißkirchen exit, Bundesstraße 266 and L 11.

Over the almost 1000-year history of the castle, the complex has had many different owners and proprietors.

In 1107, the castle was first mentioned in a document. In that year, it was in the possession of the Counts of Limburg. In the same century, a Gerhardus de Zivele is mentioned in a document in 1169.

In the 13th century, the castle was owned by the Lords of Zievel, who descended from the noble family of Daun, but in the 14th century, it passed to the Schmeich von Lissingen family, as from 1337 it was in the possession of the knight Johann Schmeich von Lissingen.

Karl von Metternich acquired the castle in the 15th century, so that in the 17th century it belonged to the von Metternich-Müllenark family by inheritance. At the end of the 18th century, however, it was already owned by the "von Roth". Since 1822, the castle, together with its associated lands, has been the property of the Krewel family, who had been its tenants since 1766. In 1828, they had the old manor house of the complex demolished.