Reinhardstein Castle

Reinhard stone castle

The Reinhard Steinburg (also known as Castle Reinhard stone or Metternich Castle ) is located in the valley of the Warche at Robertsville in Belgium. She was named for Count Wenceslas of Luxembourg built in 1354 by his vassals Reinhard von Weismes and rebuilt after destruction in 1969.

Location

Reinhard stone in the Belgian East Cantons in the vicinity of Malmedy on the floor of the church Weismes below the belonging to Weismes place Ovifat. Not far away is the High Moor to the highest point of Belgium and the Signal de Botrange to 694 meters.

In addition to Castle Rheinhardstein the highest waterfall with 60 meters of Belgium falls down into the Warche.

History

The castle belonged to the Count of Nassau, to Wilhelm von Metternich in 1550 married his second wife Anna of Nassau at Reinhard stone. The Prince Metternich built from the plant to the castle, which they inhabited until the French Revolution. During the French Revolution Reinhard stone was seized in 1798 but returned to the Metternich. 1812 sold Franz Georg Karl von Metternich, the father of the Austrian Foreign Minister Metternich castle on the demolition. Over the decades, the Warcheburg slowly fell into ruin. Under the direction of the historian Professor Overloop began in 1969 the reconstruction and refurbishing of the castle by medieval documents. The professor discovered many drawings by the artist Mathieu Xhrouet who had brought the castle from many perspectives to paper. A collection of armor, tapestries, liturgical vestments and life-sized, hand-carved figures inside the castle highlights the importance of the site in addition.

Others

The castle is associated with the legends of the four Haimonskindern and Melusine.

The management of Château Reinhard Stein welcomed about 16,000 visitors at various events during the year in 2007.