Weilerbach Castle, Bollendorf
Weilerbach, Sauer, Moselle tributary at river kilometre 206
The Benedictine Abbey of Echternach bought a small ironworks near Bollendorf/Eifel in 1762. From 1777 to 1779, a larger ironworks was built at nearby Weilerbach, and in 1780 it was extended to include an administrative building and a summer residence for the abbot: Weilerbach Castle.
French Revolutionary troops occupied the castle in 1794, confiscated it and auctioned it off in 1797. From 1832 it was owned for 150 years by a Luxembourg industrialist family, who renovated it in 1930.
It was badly damaged during the Battle of the Bulge and stood empty for a long time, although the smelting works continued until 1958. After that, some of the buildings fell into disrepair. From 1987, the castle, the park and the other buildings were restored.
In the former coach house there is a museum café with a model of the castle and hut complex around 1900. Civil marriages can be held in the castle. (Source: Wikipedia)
