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Burg Are AltenahrPhoto: Achim Meurer
Are Castle
Short historical overview:
1095/1105 Construction of the castle Are by Count Theoderich
1121 First documented mention of the castle Are: Count Theoderich is bailiff of the monastery Steinfeld
1205 The castle becomes the sole property of the counts of Are-Hochstaden
1246 Donation of the county of Are with the castle Are to the Cologne church: the castle becomes the official residence of the Cologne office Altenahr, state prison of the Cologne archbishops. In the course of the following centuries, the castle and Amt Altenahr are often pledged to various pledge holders.
1374 Under Archbishop Walram the castle is further extended and fortified
1426 Further extensions to the castle complex: southern extension of the palace, construction of the Grey Tower, restoration of the fountain
16. century restoration of the keep, construction of a new baking and brewing house
1689/90 Nine months of siege and bombardment of the castle by French troops with subsequent conquest. Subsequently changing occupations, from 1706 on troops of the cathedral monastery
1714 Under Elector Joseph Clemens final destruction of the castle, blasting of all parts and construction of a new office building at the foot of the castle hill.
Are Castle
The mighty ruins of Are Castle sit enthroned above the wine village of Altenahr. The castle was first mentioned in documents in 1121. The last male heir, Count Friedrich von Are-Hochstaden, donated the castle to the Cologne church in 1246. The archbishops of Cologne continued to expand it, as Are Castle served as a bulwark to protect their possessions on the Ahr, as an administrative seat for the area around Altenahr, which was combined to form the office of Are, and also as a prison for high-ranking prisoners.
The downfall of the castle began with the invasion of French troops into the territory of the Electorate of Cologne. In 1690, after a nine-month siege, they conquered the castle and burned the village of Altenahr to the ground. Over the next few years, the occupying forces changed several times until the Cologne Cathedral Abbey had the castle occupied in 1706. However, the inhabitants of Altenahr were so harassed by the soldiers in the castle that they asked the Elector for help in 1714, after the peace treaty of Rastatt. The castle was then made uninhabitable by being blown up. The people of Altenahr used many materials to rebuild their destroyed houses and to construct a new office building at the foot of the castle hill.
The castle ruins were extensively renovated in 1996: The crumbling walls of the palas and tower were fortified and the fragments of the former castle chapel were repaired. Volunteers have uncovered the former well and shaft. Today, visitors can once again look down many meters to the water table.
Opening times
| Monday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Tuesday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Wednesday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Thursday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Friday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Saturday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00–24:00 |
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