Burg Bubenheim, Medieval castle in Nörvenich, Germany

Burg Bubenheim is a medieval castle located in Norvenich, North Rhine-Westphalia. The structure features thick stone walls and defensive design elements typical of fortifications built during the Middle Ages.

Burg Bubenheim is first documented in 1237, when Ingram van Bubenheim sold estates at Flerzheim, previously fiefs of the Count of Jülich, to the abbot and convent of Heisterbach. From 1355 two noble families, the von Bubenheim and the Specht von Bubenheim, held the castle; the latter died out in the 17th century. In 1377 it was recorded as property of the Spies von Büllesheim, and in 1699 Philippina Isabella Clara Spies zu Büllesheim und Bubenheim married Baron Johann Franz von Berghe genannt Trips, bringing the estate to that family. In 1757 Adolf Karl sold it to the Jülich tanner Zantis; after several changes of owner it passed in 1878 to the Freiherren von Nellessen of Aachen, and since 1935 it has belonged to the Schmitz-Peiffer family.

The castle's name comes from the von Bubenheim family, who shared it with the Specht von Bubenheim from 1355; that line died out in the 17th century. The site now hosts civil weddings, and since August 2016 a training centre of the Düren district hunters' association has occupied part of the building.

Visitors should allow time to examine the walls and defensive layout of the site carefully. The best time to visit is during clear weather when the stonework and structural details are most visible.

The castle was named "Burg des Monats" in 2002. Since August 2016 it has housed a training centre of the Düren district hunters' association, and civil weddings of the registry office take place inside the castle.