Luxembourg · 12th century
Septfontaines Castle (French: Château de Septfontaines, Luxembourgish: Buerg Simmer) in central Luxembourg is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles. Located high above the village of Septfontaines, the medieval castle is now privately owned.
It is not clear when the first castle was built in Septfontaines. In 1192, there is a reference to someone by the name of Tider who was Lord of Septfontaines. In 1233, Jean de Septfontaines placed the property under the protection of Countess Ermesinde of Luxembourg. At the beginning of the 14th century, Thomas de Septfontaines, a friend and companion of Emperor Henry VII, was the lord of the castle. In 1600, Christoph von Criechingen built a huge Renaissance tower at the northern entrance. In 1779, a fire destroyed the castle which increasingly fell into ruin. In 1919, the castle was partly demolished but in 1920 the owners attempted to carry out restoration work, but did not pay much attention to historical architectural requirements.
Today the castle is privately owned and cannot be visited.
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Septfontaines Castle ranks #5,036 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 49 mapped in Luxembourg. Founded 1192, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 35 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Luxembourg, 16 km away. It is stop 2 of 7 on the Valley of the Seven Castles, Koerich to Mersch. See how Luxembourg compares in the castle statistics.
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