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Driesberg Castle
Haus Driesberg was a castle on the left bank of the Niers near the village of Kessel in the present-day town of Goch, Kleve district, in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Haus Driesberg was first mentioned in documents in 1392 as the property of Johan Kodken van Zeller and his wife Gebe. Typological findings suggest that the castle was not built much earlier. In the 15th/16th century, it was owned by the von Schewick family, from about 1600 to 1753 by the Neukirchen genannt Nievenheim family, and finally until 1831 by the von Dedem family. Until the 18th century, Driesberg formed its own judicial district, which also included the villages of Kessel and Mook. In the 1830s, the main house was demolished.
Construction History+
The main house of the castle was a two-story, four-winged complex with an inner courtyard, on whose corners corner towers were placed. It was located directly on the Niers, whose water also fed the castle moats. The main house was connected by bridges to a gatehouse and an outer bailey, which were also surrounded by moats. In the early modern period, the castle was redesigned in the Baroque style. The corner turrets of the main house were fitted with onion domes, and the Niers-side bay window was probably also added at this time. The outer bailey was completely redesigned, of which two towers from the 17th or 18th century have been preserved. The main house was completely demolished after 1831; its location can still be seen from elevations in the ground. The outer bailey was integrated into an agricultural enterprise. Its two towers still flank the farm driveway today.
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