Eggeratherhof, Architectural ensemble in Holzweiler, Erkelenz, Germany

Eggeratherhof is an architectural ensemble in the Erkelenz area consisting of multiple buildings surrounded by water trenches. The complex dates from the 18th century and displays typical features of farmsteads from that period with their distinctive building layouts.

Eggeratherhof was first documented on 30 May 1197, making it the oldest of the three field farms around Holzweiler, alongside Roitzerhof and Weyerhof. It probably remained a settlement of several farms into the early modern period. The farm belonged to noble families such as those of Lerodt, Tüschenbroich and Wickrath; the water-encircled complex dates from 1754 and has been a listed monument since 30 November 1983 (no. 71).

The farmstead shows how rural communities in this region lived and worked. The preserved buildings reveal traditional construction methods and how water served both as protection and a vital resource for farming families.

Eggeratherhof lies in open farmland around Holzweiler, a district of Erkelenz in the Rhineland, not in the Ruhr. The private farmyard is reached by country roads and is best approached by car; the buildings are in agricultural use and can be viewed from the outside only.

The water-enclosed courtyard dates from 1754, making it the youngest structural element of a site documented since 1197. The complex has been listed as a monument by the LVR Office for Monument Preservation in the Rhineland since 30 November 1983, under number 71.