Bracht and Bracht Castle

Photo: 13a bracht panorama 01 c ostbelgien.eu dominik ketz , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

Photo: 13b bracht panorama 06 c www.ostbelgien.eu dominik ketz , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

Photo: 13c bracht brachter schloss 01 c ostbelgien.eu , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

Photo: 13e bracht brachter schloss 03 c ostbelgien.eu , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

Photo: 13f bracht brachter schloss 09 c ostbelgien.eu , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

Photo: 13d chloss 06 c ostbelgien.eu , CC BY ,East Belgium Tourist Agency NPO

Description

An impressive edifice known as Bracht Castle stands out in the centre of the hamlet of Bracht, which has some 100 inhabitants. It was erected as a country seat from 1782 to 1785 by order of Georg Friedrich August Ferrand von Montigny (1705-1790), whose gravestone is to be found in the St. Hubertus Chapel in Weweler. In the 19th century, the von Montigny family left the Eifel and abandoned the castle. Subsequently, it passed into the possession of the great-grandfather of the present-day owner Erwin Kaut. The coat of arms of the von Montigny family, on which swords and a leaping lion are to be seen, can still be found at the rear of the building.

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Bracht and Bracht Castle
4790