Schloss Wickrath

Schloss Wickrath is a moated castle complex in Wickrath. The castle is located on the river Niers. The original castle, the so-called Chateau de Wyckradt, was demolished in 1859 by the Prussian administration. The ensemble of buildings in the park, the baroque west and east wing and the so-called Landstallmeisterhaus, the residence of the former stud master, which was built in 1875, is nowadays called "Schloss Wickrath". It was built between 1746 and 1772 by count Wilhelm Otto Friedrich von Quadt. The park has the shape of a coronet of a count of the Holy Roman Empire. In 2002 the castle was part of Euroga2002.

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Schloss Wickrath ranks #5,251 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #435 of the 618 mapped in Germany. Founded 1875, it is older than 6% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 655 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,384 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Düsseldorf, 27 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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