Schloss Arff

A first documentary mention of the Knights van der Arffe, the namesake of the castle, occurred in 1366.

After the death of Christoph Freiherr von Geyr zu Schweppenburg, his heirs sold the castle in 2015 to his niece Caroline and her husband Friedhelm von Landsberg-Velen [de], who also run the leisure park around Schloss Dankern.

It is a so-called Lustschloss (Maison de Plaisance) in which the nobility spent the summer months in the countryside, away from the cities.

[4] The mansion is attributed to the architect Michael Leveilly and is a simplified replica of Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces, Brühl, which is part of the World Heritage Site "Augustusburg Brühl" and where Leveilly was construction manager under François de Cuvilliés.

Leveilly also designed the Haus Horr [de] in Grevenbroich in Rhein-Kreis Neuss and the historic Rathaus of the city of Bonn.