Germany · 7th century
Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth ranks #4,551 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #375 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 700, it is older than 96% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 39 atlas entries founded in the 7th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,100 times in the last 60 days, more than 71% of the atlas. 16 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Düsseldorf, 9 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
The ruin of the Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth is located in the Kaiserswerth district of Düsseldorf, Germany. This Kaiserpfalz dates back to a monastery founded by the monk Suitbert(us) around 700 AD. At that time, the Frankish House Emperor Pepin of Herstal and his wife Plectrude gave the Anglo-Saxon monk a Rhine island which was created by circling the old arm of the Rhine, on which there was already a "Frankish Fronhof" protected by an earth wall, moat and palisades. In the following period, it developed into a fortified customs stronghold.
On December 23, 1982, the complex was entered in the city's list of monuments in the category of castles, manor houses, fortifications and palaces.
The name Kaiserswerth is derived from the Middle High German word werth for island. It therefore means imperial island or island of the emperor.
Text adapted from “Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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