Bourscheid Castle

The medieval castle stands on a site with archeological evidence of structures dating back to Roman times.

[1] Although first mentioned in records from 1095, the castle appears to have been built around the year 1000 on earlier foundations, in what was then the County of Luxemburg, part of the Holy Roman Empire.

[2] The extension of the upper part of the castle took place in the 15th century while the great fireplace and tall chimney were completed about a hundred years later.

[3] Schenk von Schmidtburg, who acquired the castle at the end of the 18th century, undertook some repair work but was unable to prevent further degradation.

However, in 1936 it became a listed site and in 1972, with the encouragement of an association called the Friends of the Castle of Bourscheid, the State acquired the building and undertook extensive repairs.