Volperhausen Castle [SEP] inception
Volperhausen Castle
Volperhausen Castle () is a castle in the municipality of Morsbach in the Oberbergischer Kreis of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Situation.
Volperhausen Castle lies in four kilometres from Morsbach, but is still within the municipal area.
History.
Volperhausen Castle was first mentioned in 1462. The castle was originally in the possession of the Count of Hatzfeld, but in latter years has changed ownership several times. It was earlier an outpost of the castle Crottorf.
Layout.
Today, the
is the Romanesque basilica "Saint Gertrud" from the 12./13th century.
- Castle Volperhausen
- heritage-protected Morsbach station building (Wisser Valley Railway / Wiehl Valley Railway). The preservation order states: "The preservation of this building is of public interest because of its locally influenced design of the uniform Prussian station building type and also because of its special roof design."
Twin towns.
- Großrosseln (state of Saarland, Germany)
- Milly-la-Forêt (département of Essonne, France