Burg Müddersheim, Medieval castle in Vettweiß, Germany

Burg Müddersheim is a moated castle built between 1718 and 1720 for Rudolf Adolf von Geyr. The brick complex consists of a two-storey, almost square main house with a hipped roof and a three-winged outer bailey with a gatehouse on the south-east side. The main house has a single-axis gabled central risalit and an external staircase on the courtyard side. It stands at the edge of Müddersheim, directly on the Neffelbach stream.

The earliest written record dates to 1057 and documents Polish Queen Richeza seeking shelter here after leaving her kingdom. Over following centuries the site passed through different noble families and became a lasting part of the regional landscape.

The chapel on the grounds is the Antoniuskapelle, dedicated to Saint Anthony; the source links to it as a separate monument of Müddersheim. The estate has stayed with the Freiherren von Geyr zu Schweppenburg since Rudolf Adolf von Geyr bought castle and lordship in 1707, and the family still owns it today.

The estate sits on Amandusstrasse in Vettweiß and is easy to reach from the village center, with access available from public paths around the property. The surrounding park and garden areas make for pleasant walking and offer clear views of the building from various angles.

The lordship of Müddersheim never belonged to the neighbouring Duchy of Jülich but was a subordinate lordship under the Archbishopric of Cologne. In 1351 Johann von Schleiden sold the castle with five hides of arable land, six acres of vineyard, twelve acres of meadow, 70 acres of forest and the mill to Goedert von Aldenrode.