Castles of Manderscheid

From the bergfried there is a clear view of the Niederburg or "Lower Castle", the town of Manderscheid and the countryside of the Lieser valley.

The place name of Manderscheid is first recorded in a deed of gift by Ottos II to the Archbishop of Trier dating to 973.

The local estates of the Elector of Trier formed a sort of bridgehead into the surrounding sovereign territory of Luxembourg.

Today: the ruins of the Oberburg were thoroughly renovated in 1921 by the municipality of Manderscheid, on whose land it stands, and it is open to the public.

On the last weekend in August every year there is a medieval festival at the castle and the adjacent jousting field which receives about 15,000 visitors.