Erpeldange Castle

Erpeldange Castle (Luxembourgish: Schlass Ierpeldeng; French: Château d'Erpeldange; German: Schloss Erpeldingen), located in the town of the same name in north-eastern Luxembourg, now houses the administrative offices for the Commune of Erpeldange, with its grounds open to the public.

During the 12th century, there appears to have been a tower and wooden fort at the site of the present castle.

In the 13th century, Frederic and Gerard d'Erpeldange, the first lords of Erpeldange, built a fortified stone castle guarding the valley at the point where the River Sûre meets the Alzette.

The property passed successively into the hands of the Counts of Vianden, and the Brandenburg-Outscheid and von Moestroff-Kerpen families.

Through marriage, the Gondersdorf family inherited the castle and in 1630 transformed it into a luxurious residence for their daughter.