Hülchrath Castle

Hülchrath Castle is a former moated castle in the Hülchrath district of the city of Grevenbroich. The complex, located on the Gillbach, dates back in its substance to the 14th century.

In the 12th century, the castle was owned by a noble family of the same name. Sovereignty passed to the Archbishopric of Cologne in the 13th century.

In 1583, during the Truchsessian War, the castle was besieged and captured by Spanish troops. The town of Hülchrath was destroyed and the castle damaged. During the subsequent reconstruction, the castle and town were reinforced with bastion structures. In 1678 (Franco-Dutch War), the castle was captured again. The owners were subsequently forced to demolish the bastion structures built 100 years earlier. A longer period of decay of the complex followed. From 1803, the castle complex was sold several times. During this time, the families Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck and von Benningsen, among others, owned the complex, which they partially renovated and expanded.