Georghausen Castle

Georghausen Castle
	Schloss Georghausen
	Near Gimborn Georghausen, Lindlar, Germany
	Georghausen Castle
Coordinates	50.993°N 7.2705°E
Height	193 m
Site information
Owner	Golf clubhouse
Controlled by	Golf clubhouse
Open to; the public	Yes
Condition	All parts receive
Site history
Built	1466
In use	Until
Materials	Quarrystone

Georghausen Castle (German: Schloss Georghausen) is a moated castle in the district of Georghausen of the municipality of Lindlar, Oberbergischer Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).

History

The castle Georghausen and a mill was first mentioned in a document in 1466.[1] In 1490-1 a new drawbridge was built. In 1830 it was noted that the hamlet of Georghausen had a population of 56 inhabitants.[2] Since 1951 the castle has served as a club house and restaurant.

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References

Braun, Detlef (2011). Entdeckungsreise durch das Bergische Land: 18 Tagestouren (in German). Sutton Verlag GmbH. p. 50. ISBN 978-3-86680-832-4.
"Geschichte von Schloss Georghausen" (in German). Burgen-und-schloesser.net. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

External links

Georghausen Castle at Oberbergischesland.de (in German)

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[Braun2011-1] Braun, Detlef (2011). Entdeckungsreise durch das Bergische Land: 18 Tagestouren (in German). Sutton Verlag GmbH. p. 50. ISBN 978-3-86680-832-4.

[2] "Geschichte von Schloss Georghausen" (in German). Burgen-und-schloesser.net. Retrieved 7 February 2014.