Schloss Engers

Johann IX Philipp von Walderdorff (1701–1768), Prince-Elector of Trier, constructed the palace between 1759 and 1764 based on a design by the architect Johanness Seiz [de].

Today the palace is now one of the two locations of Villa Musica, a foundation of the German state Rhineland-Palatinate and the broadcaster Südwestrundfunk.

Kuno II of Falkenstein (1320–1388), Archbishop and Prince-Elector of Trier, acquired the town of Engers in 1371 and built Kunostein Castle on the banks of the Rhine.

[1] His brother and successor, Werner von Falkenstein (1355–1418), relocated the toll station from Stolzenfels Castle near Koblenz to Engers.

[2] Johannes Seiz involved stuccoist Michael Eytel, painter Januarius Zick from Koblenz, and sculptor Ferdinand Dietz to help with the interior.

[1] Directly adjacent to the castle upstream is the neo-baroque residential house for the masters (known as the Meisterhaus), built around 1900, who were trained at Heinrich-Haus.

Schloss Engers from the air (2017)
Schloss Engers (2016)
Map of Koblenz and its northern surroundings (2nd half 18th century) showing the residential landscape north of Koblenz with the locations of the palaces Schönbornslust, Kärlich and Engers
Johann Philipp von Walderdorff
Schloss Engers from the east from the air (2013)
Schloss Engers seen from the opposite bank of the Rhine
Coat of arms at the Engers palace facade
Interior of Schloss Engers: Diana's Hall